CVE-2022-3113 | Linux Kernel up to 5.16-rc6 mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu_init null pointer dereference (EUVD-2022-42540)

A vulnerability classified as . The impacted element is the function mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu_init of the file drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3113. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit.

It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.