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Linux CVE-2026-31583

| EUVD-2026-25476 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-04-24 Linux GHSA-2hvg-8mmr-f5mc
7.8
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
CVSS changed
Apr 27, 2026 - 20:37 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch released
Apr 27, 2026 - 20:26 nvd
Patch available
Patch available
Apr 24, 2026 - 16:16 EUVD
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 24, 2026 - 15:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-25476
CVE Published
Apr 24, 2026 - 14:42 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

Analysis

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. …

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