Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-28030 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package intel-mediasdk. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must actively cooperate. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: Active — the victim has to cooperate with the attack.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28030 is classified as CWE-395: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference. Catching NullPointerException should not be used as an alternative to programmatic checks to prevent dereferencing a null pointer.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28030 is recorded against 2 packages.
- intel-mediasdk
- onevpl-intel-gpu
Timeline and source
Published on 13 November 2024 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
www.intel.com (Report)
Other advisories for this package
intel-mediasdk has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-395: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference) in other software:
