media: venus: hfi_parser: add check to avoid out of bound access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: hfi_parser: add check to avoid out of bound access There is a possibility that init_codecs is invoked multiple times during manipulated payload from video firmware. In such case, if codecs_count can get incremented to value more than MAX_CODEC_NUM, there can be OOB access. Reset the count so that it always starts from beginning.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.19 and later | 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19 and later Fixed in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19 to before 5.4.293; 5.5 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19 to before 5.4.293; 5.5 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23157
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr7g-g7q3-wvpx
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5133a0b25463674903fdc0528e0a29b7267130e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b8b9ea4e26a501eb220ea189e42b4527e65bdfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ad6aa1464b8a5ce5c194458315021e8d216108e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26bbedd06d85770581fda5d78e78539bb088fad1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d88ece4ba91df5b02f1d3f599650f9e9fc0f45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e376178ceacca3ef1795038b22fc9ef45ff1d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2541e29d82da8a0df728aadec3e0a8db55d517b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5be9039f91979f8a2fac29f529f746d7848f3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172bf5a9ef70a399bb227809db78442dc01d9e48
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Sources
- CVE-2025-23157 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23157 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr7g-g7q3-wvpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-23157 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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