FKIE_CVE-2025-68808

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-13 16:16 - Updated: 2026-07-30 06:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: initialize local pointers upon transfer of memory ownership vidtv_channel_si_init() creates a temporary list (program, service, event) and ownership of the memory itself is transferred to the PAT/SDT/EIT tables through vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(), vidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign(). The problem here is that the local pointer where the memory ownership transfer was completed is not initialized to NULL. This causes the vidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() function to fail, and in the flow that jumps to free_eit, the memory that was freed by vidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() can be accessed again by vidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() due to the uninitialized local pointer, so it is freed once again. Therefore, to prevent use-after-free and double-free vulnerability, local pointers must be initialized to NULL when transferring memory ownership.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12ab6ebb37789b84073e83e4d9b14a5e0d133323
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30f4d4e5224a9e44e9ceb3956489462319d804ce
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3caa18d35f1dabe85a3dd31bc387f391ac9f9b4e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aabfe2d79f74613abc2b0b1cef08f97eaf5322
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a69c7fd603bf5ad93177394fbd9711922ee81032
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c342e294dac4988c8ada759b2f057246e48c5108
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb9bd6d8d314b748e946ed6555eb4a956ee8c4d8
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          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c"
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: vidtv: initialize local pointers upon transfer of memory ownership\n\nvidtv_channel_si_init() creates a temporary list (program, service, event)\nand ownership of the memory itself is transferred to the PAT/SDT/EIT\ntables through vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(),\nvidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign().\n\nThe problem here is that the local pointer where the memory ownership\ntransfer was completed is not initialized to NULL. This causes the\nvidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() function to fail, and\nin the flow that jumps to free_eit, the memory that was freed by\nvidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() can be accessed again by\nvidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() due to the uninitialized local pointer, so it\nis freed once again.\n\nTherefore, to prevent use-after-free and double-free vulnerability,\nlocal pointers must be initialized to NULL when transferring memory\nownership."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmedia: vidtv: inicializar punteros locales tras la transferencia de la propiedad de la memoria\n\nvidtv_channel_si_init() crea una lista temporal (programa, servicio, evento) y la propiedad de la memoria misma se transfiere a las tablas PAT/SDT/EIT a trav\u00e9s de vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(), vidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign().\n\nEl problema aqu\u00ed es que el puntero local donde se complet\u00f3 la transferencia de la propiedad de la memoria no se inicializa a NULL. Esto hace que la funci\u00f3n vidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() falle, y en el flujo que salta a free_eit, la memoria que fue liberada por vidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() puede ser accedida de nuevo por vidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() debido al puntero local no inicializado, por lo que se libera una vez m\u00e1s.\n\nPor lo tanto, para prevenir la vulnerabilidad de uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n y doble liberaci\u00f3n, los punteros locales deben inicializarse a NULL al transferir la propiedad de la memoria."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2025-68808",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:24:46.393",
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.9,
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        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-01-13T16:16:02.967",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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