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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0029 19.8 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – — Linux 4.10 – 5.10.266
TIMELINE Jul 12 Reserved by Linux Jul 12 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 23 ENRICHED — CVE-2024-40973 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP The return value of devm_kzalloc() needs to be checked to avoid NULL pointer deference. This is similar to CVE-2022-3113.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 12, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 23, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2024-40973 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Authoritative record: CVE-2024-40973 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-476
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