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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31583

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31583 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: em28xx: fix use-after-free in em28xx_v4l2_open() em28xx_v4l2_open() reads dev->v4l2 without holding dev->lock, creating a race with em28xx_v4l2_init()'s error path and em28xx_v4l2_fini(), both of which free the em28xx_v4l2 struct and set dev->v4l2 to NULL under dev->lock. This race leads to two issues: - use-after-free in v4l2_fh_init() when accessing vdev->ctrl_handler, since the video_device is embedded in the freed em28xx_v4l2 struct. - NULL pointer dereference in em28xx_resolution_set() when accessing v4l2->norm, since dev->v4l2 has been set to NULL. Fix this by moving the mutex_lock() before the dev->v4l2 read and adding a NULL check for dev->v4l2 under the lock.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux7.0.1-1, 5.14.9-2~bpo11+1, 5.15-1~exp1
Debian:14linux6.12.48-1, 6.12.57-1, 6.12.57-1
Debian:12linux6.4.4-1, *, 6.5.8-1
Debian:13linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1

Timeline

  • Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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