PT-2025-8824 · Linux+11 · Linux Kernel+11
Ricardo Ribalda
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Published
2024-12-03
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Updated
2026-04-20
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CVE-2024-58002
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, specifically in the uvcvideo media module. The issue involves dangling pointers that occur when an async control is written and a pointer to the file handle is copied. If the user closes the file descriptor, its structure is freed, leaving dangling pointers that the driver will attempt to use. The vulnerability is related to the handling of async operations and file descriptors.
Recommendations
To resolve the issue, update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for the dangling pointers in the uvcvideo module.
At the moment, there is no information about a specific version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu