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CVE-2025-23160: media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix a resource leak related to the scp device in FW initialization

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 2540a81d5532829150b2e7cca977313b524066a9, 4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4, 6.1.153.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 2540a81d5532829150b2e7cca977313b524066a9, 4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4, 6.1.153 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix a resource leak related to the scp device in FW initialization On Mediatek devices with a system companion processor (SCP) the mtk_scp structure has to be removed explicitly to avoid a resource leak. Free the structure in case the allocation of the firmware structure fails during the firmware initialization.

Published
May 1, 2025
Updated
Aug 23, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 12th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b, 6.10affected
    • ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144 and later · before beaefe8dbb261f36376bb533a89ed69ab38e6747affected · git
    • 19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a and later · before 2540a81d5532829150b2e7cca977313b524066a9affected · git
    • eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f and later · before 69dd5bbdd79c65445bb17c3c53510783bc1d756caffected · git
    • f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354 and later · before fd7bb97ede487b9f075707b7408a9073e0d474b1affected · git
    • 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b and later · before 9f009fa823c54ca0857c81f7525ea5a5d32de29caffected · git
    • 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b and later · before d6cb086aa52bd51378a4c9e2b25d2def97770205affected · git
    • 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b and later · before ac94e1db4b2053059779472eb58a64d504964240affected · git
    • 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b and later · before 4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4affected · git
    • 6.1.130 and later · before 6.1.153affected · semver
Affected versions · NVD (6)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux11.0
  • linux linux kernel6.1.130 and later · before 6.1.153
  • linux linux kernel6.6.36 and later · before 6.6.88
  • linux linux kernel6.9.7 and later · before 6.12.24
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.13.12
  • linux linux kernel6.14 and later · before 6.14.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11linux-6.1before 6.1.153-1~deb11u16.1.153-1~deb11u1
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.153-16.1.153-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.25-16.12.25-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-23158May 1, 2025 · media: venus: hfi: add check to handle incorrect queue size
    31Monitor
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    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-37739May 1, 2025 · f2fs: fix to avoid out-of-bounds access in f2fs_truncate_inode_blocks()
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2540a81d5532829150b2e7cca977313b524066a9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.1.153Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.10Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.6.88Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux69dd5bbdd79c65445bb17c3c53510783bc1d756cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9f009fa823c54ca0857c81f7525ea5a5d32de29cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxac94e1db4b2053059779472eb58a64d504964240Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbeaefe8dbb261f36376bb533a89ed69ab38e6747Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd6cb086aa52bd51378a4c9e2b25d2def97770205Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfd7bb97ede487b9f075707b7408a9073e0d474b1Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.153-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-6.16.1.153-1~deb11u1 · Debian:11Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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