What is CVE-2024-43831?

CVE-2024-43831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-43831?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-43831 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-43831

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Handle invalid decoder vsi Handle an invalid decoder vsi in vpu_dec_init to ensure the decoder vsi is valid for future use.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc, 4.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43831?: CVE-2024-43831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-43831?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-43831 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.