Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2022-49496
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, which prevented a kernel crash when removing the mtk-vcodec-dec.ko module. The issue occurred when the driver supported subdev mode and the `dev->pm.dev` parameter was NULL in the `mtk vcodec dec remove` function. This caused the kernel to crash when attempting to remove the module.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.