media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix a resource leak related to the scp device in FW initialization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
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.
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 | 6.1.130 to before 6.1.153; 6.6.36 to before 6.6.88; 6.9.7 to before 6.10 | 6.1.153, 6.6.88, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.10 and later | 6.1.153, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.153, 6.6.88, 6.10
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.153, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2025-23160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6pq-53v5-wcc7
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69dd5bbdd79c65445bb17c3c53510783bc1d756c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7bb97ede487b9f075707b7408a9073e0d474b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f009fa823c54ca0857c81f7525ea5a5d32de29c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6cb086aa52bd51378a4c9e2b25d2def97770205
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac94e1db4b2053059779472eb58a64d504964240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4
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Sources
- CVE-2025-23160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6pq-53v5-wcc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-23160 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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