Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-58002media: uvcvideo: Remove dangling pointers

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Remove dangling pointers When an async control is written, we copy a pointer to the file handle that started the operation. That pointer will be used when the device is done. Which could be anytime in the future. If the user closes that file descriptor, its structure will be freed, and there will be one dangling pointer per pending async control, that the driver will try to use. Clean all the dangling pointers during release(). To avoid adding a performance penalty in the most common case (no async operation), a counter has been introduced with some logic to make sure that it is properly handled.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:10kernel-abi-stablelists6.12.0-55.22.1.el10_0ALSA-2025:11428
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-kvm5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-kvm5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10ALSA-2025:11299
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt-addons5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10ALSA-2025:11298
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6ALSA-2025:11411
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DSA-5900-1
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58002
Debian:13linux6.12.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58002
Debian:14linux6.12.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58002
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-55.22.1.el10_0RLSA-2025:11428
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10RLSA-2025:11298
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-570.28.1.el9_6RLSA-2025:11411
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.62.1.rt7.403.el8_10RLSA-2025:11299
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-64.67USN-7651-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-64.67UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91USN-7510-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1032.34UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1032.34USN-7651-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1USN-7651-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98USN-7510-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39USN-7737-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1USN-7737-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23USN-7737-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92USN-7511-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1033.35UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1033.35USN-7651-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1USN-7651-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87USN-7511-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1028.32USN-7651-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1015.17USN-7651-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1015.17UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67~22.04.1USN-7653-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1029.29USN-7651-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1029.29UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1USN-7651-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-64.67.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-64.67.1USN-7651-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1USN-7521-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1USN-7651-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58002

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux e5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 2a29413ace64627e178fd422dd8a5d95219a2c0be5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 653993f46861f2971e95e9a0e36a34b49dec542ce5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 117f7a2975baa4b7d702d3f4830d5a4ebd0c6d50e5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before ac18d781466252cd35a3e311e0a4b264260fd927e5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 4dbaa738c583a0e947803c69e8996e88cf98d971e5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 438bda062b2c40ddd7df23b932e29ffe0a448cace5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 9edc7d25f7e49c33a1ce7a5ffadea2222065516ce5225c820c057537dc780244760e2e24c7d27366 – before 221cd51efe4565501a3dbf04cc011b537dcce7fb
Linux Linux 4.19

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