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CVE-2024-40973

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-07-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-40973
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.29%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.

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