Linux Kernel up to 6.1.102/6.6.43/6.10.2 venus vdec_close use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.102/6.6.43/6.10.2. This vulnerability affects the function vdec_close of the component venus. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-42313. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.102/6.6.43/6.10.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function vdec_close of the component venus. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-42313 since 07/30/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/01/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208245 (Debian dla-3912 : ata-modules-5.10.0-29-armmp-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.103, 6.6.44 or 6.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch da55685247f4/66fa52edd32c/6a96041659e8/a0157b5aa34e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (208245) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1875). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell NetWorker

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.102
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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