CVE-2024-36976

Revert "media: v4l2-ctrls: show all owned controls in log_status"

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2024 at 07:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "media: v4l2-ctrls: show all owned controls in log_status" This reverts commit 9801b5b28c6929139d6fceeee8d739cc67bb2739. This patch introduced a potential deadlock scenario: [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] CPU0 CPU1 [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] ---- ---- [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] lock(vivid_ctrls:1620:(hdl_vid_cap)->_lock); [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] lock(vivid_ctrls:1608:(hdl_user_vid)->_lock); [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] lock(vivid_ctrls:1620:(hdl_vid_cap)->_lock); [Wed May 8 10:02:06 2024] lock(vivid_ctrls:1608:(hdl_user_vid)->_lock); For now just revert.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.9 ≤ v < 6.106.9 ≤ v < 6.9.26.99801b5b28c6929139d6fceeee8d739cc67bb2739
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e0ce54a9c5c7013b1257be044d99cbe7305e9f1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eba63df7eb1f95df6bfb67722a35372b6994928d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0ce54a9c5c7013b1257be044d99cbe7305e9f1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba63df7eb1f95df6bfb67722a35372b6994928d

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667

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