CVE-2026-31583
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
24/04/2026
Last modified:
27/04/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
media: em28xx: fix use-after-free in em28xx_v4l2_open()<br />
<br />
em28xx_v4l2_open() reads dev->v4l2 without holding dev->lock,<br />
creating a race with em28xx_v4l2_init()&#39;s error path and<br />
em28xx_v4l2_fini(), both of which free the em28xx_v4l2 struct<br />
and set dev->v4l2 to NULL under dev->lock.<br />
<br />
This race leads to two issues:<br />
- use-after-free in v4l2_fh_init() when accessing vdev->ctrl_handler,<br />
since the video_device is embedded in the freed em28xx_v4l2 struct.<br />
- NULL pointer dereference in em28xx_resolution_set() when accessing<br />
v4l2->norm, since dev->v4l2 has been set to NULL.<br />
<br />
Fix this by moving the mutex_lock() before the dev->v4l2 read and<br />
adding a NULL check for dev->v4l2 under the lock.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.136 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 (including) | 6.12.83 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.18.24 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.14 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 (including) | 7.0.1 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fb2940327722b4684d2f964b54c1c90aa277324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b9e66437cc6123ddedac141e1b8b6fcf57d2972
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871b8ea8ef39a6c253594649f4339378fad3d0dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66485a934c7187ae8e36517d40615fa2e961cff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d141ea15f173f15b9f0a72965902f3428c0d92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2b888e08d3b3d6aacd65d76cd44fac11da750f



