Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. amvdec_set_canvases in drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec_helpers.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Published: 2022-12-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42539 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. amvdec_set_canvases in drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec_helpers.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T14:10:40.153Z

Reserved: 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-3112

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:00:10.219Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-14T21:15:12.527

Modified: 2025-04-22T14:15:20.037

Link: CVE-2022-3112

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-12-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-3112 - Bugzilla

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