CVE-2024-27072

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: usbtv: Remove useless locks in usbtv_video_free()

Remove locks calls in usbtv_video_free() because are useless and may led to a deadlock as reported here: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/bisect.txt?x=166dc872180000 Also remove usbtv_stop() call since it will be called when unregistering the device.

Before 'c838530d230b' this issue would only be noticed if you disconnect while streaming and now it is noticeable even when disconnecting while not streaming.

[hverkuil: fix minor spelling mistake in log message]

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < 4ec4641df57cbdfdc51bb4959afcdbcf5003ddb9affected
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < d5ed208d04acf06781d63d30f9fa991e8d609ebdaffected
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < bdd82c47b22a8befd617b723098b2a41b77373c7affected
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < dea46e246ef0f98d89d59a4229157cd9ffb636bfaffected
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < 3e7d82ebb86e94643bdb30b0b5b077ed27dce1c2affected
LinuxLinuxf3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07 < 65e6a2773d655172143cc0b927cdc89549842895affected
LinuxLinux3.11affected
LinuxLinux0 < 3.11unaffected
LinuxLinux5.10.227 <= 5.10.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.15.168 <= 5.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.113 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6.55 <= 6.6.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.8.2 <= 6.8.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.9 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

References