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CVE-2022-50383: media: mediatek: vcodec: Can't set dst buffer to done when lat decode error

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Can't set dst buffer to done when lat decode error Core thread will call v4l2_m2m_buf_done to set dst buffer done for lat architecture. If lat call v4l2_m2m_buf_done_and_job_finish to free dst buffer when lat decode error, core thread will access kernel NULL pointer dereference, then crash.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.16 before 6.0.16; from 6.1 before 6.1.2 — fixed in 6.0.16, 6.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.0.16, 6.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3568ecd3f3a6d133ab7feffbba34955c8c79bbc4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66d26ed30056e7d2da3e9c14125ffe6049a4f907
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb090420f3477eb5011586709409fc655c2b16c

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