CVE-2024-27072 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-27072?

CVE-2024-27072 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-27072?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

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]

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.11, < 5.10.227

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-27072?

CVE-2024-27072 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2024-27072?

CVE-2024-27072 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-27072?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.