5.5

CVE-2024-27072: media: usbtv: Remove useless locks in usbtv_video_free()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-27072DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27072
Published 01-05-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27072 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 20
DLA-4008-1DLA-4075-1SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1

Timeline

  1. 01-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu117 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1009.9
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < 4ec4641df57cbdfdc51bb4959afcdbcf5003ddb9 | ≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < d5ed208d04acf06781d63d30f9fa991e8d609ebd | ≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < bdd82c47b22a8befd617b723098b2a41b77373c7 | ≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < dea46e246ef0f98d89d59a4229157cd9ffb636bf | ≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < 3e7d82ebb86e94643bdb30b0b5b077ed27dce1c2 | ≥ f3d27f34fdd7701e499617d2c1d94480a98f6d07, < 65e6a2773d655172143cc0b927cdc89549842895 | 3.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.11, < 5.10.227 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.113 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.55 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.115-1 | < 6.8.9-1

3 vendors · 120 products

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