CVE-2024-57834: media: vidtv: Fix a null-ptr-deref in vidtv_mux_stop_thread
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-57834 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 32 · Related 31Timeline
- 27-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: Fix a null-ptr-deref in vidtv_mux_stop_thread syzbot report a null-ptr-deref in vidtv_mux_stop_thread. [1] If dvb->mux is not initialized successfully by vidtv_mux_init() in the vidtv_start_streaming(), it will trigger null pointer dereference about mux in vidtv_mux_stop_thread(). Adjust the timing of streaming initialization and check it before stopping it. [1] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000128-0x000000000000012f] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5842 Comm: syz-executor248 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc4-syzkaller-00012-g9b2ffa6148b1 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 RIP: 0010:vidtv_mux_stop_thread+0x26/0x80 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:471 Code: 90 90 90 90 66 0f 1f 00 55 53 48 89 fb e8 82 2e c8 f9 48 8d bb 28 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <0f> b6 04 02 84 c0 74 02 7e 3b 0f b6 ab 28 01 00 00 31 ff 89 ee e8 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003f2faa8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff87cfb125 RDX: 0000000000000025 RSI: ffffffff87d120ce RDI: 0000000000000128 RBP: ffff888029b8d220 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffff888029b8d188 R13: ffffffff8f590aa0 R14: ffffc9000581c5c8 R15: ffff888029a17710 FS: 00007f7eef5156c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7eef5e635c CR3: 0000000076ca6000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> vidtv_stop_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:209 [inline] vidtv_stop_feed+0x151/0x250 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:252 dmx_section_feed_stop_filtering+0x90/0x160 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:1000 dvb_dmxdev_feed_stop.isra.0+0x1ee/0x270 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:486 dvb_dmxdev_filter_stop+0x22a/0x3a0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:559 dvb_dmxdev_filter_free drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:840 [inline] dvb_demux_release+0x92/0x550 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1246 __fput+0x3f8/0xb60 fs/file_table.c:450 task_work_run+0x14e/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:239 get_signal+0x1d3/0x2610 kernel/signal.c:2790 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x90/0x7e0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337 exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:111 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/entry-common.h:329 [inline] __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:207 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x150/0x2a0 kernel/entry/common.c:218 do_syscall_64+0xda/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:89 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu138 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-140.150 | < 6.8.0-78.78
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1084.91 | < 6.8.0-1035.37
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 52d3512f9a7a52ef92864679b1e8e8aa16202c6a | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 59a707ad952eb2ea8d59457d662b6f4138f17b08 | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 86307e443c5844f38e1b98e2c51a4195c55576cd | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 2c5601b99d79d196fe4a37159e3dfb38e778ea18 | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 95432a37778c9c5dd105b7b9f19e9695c9e166cf | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 904a8323cc8afa7eb9ce3e67303a2b3f2f787306 | ≥ f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, < 1221989555db711578a327a9367f1be46500cb48 | 5.10
- linux_kernel< 6.1.129 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.79 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.16 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.13.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.129-1 | < 6.12.16-1
3 vendors · 141 products