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CVE-2024-42313

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2024-08-17 Modified: 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: fix use after free in vdec_close There appears to be a possible use after free with vdec_close(). The firmware will add buffer release work to the work queue through HFI callbacks as a normal part of decoding. Randomly closing the decoder device from userspace during normal decoding can incur a read after free for inst. Fix it by cancelling the work in vdec_close.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References