# CVE-2024-26875: media: pvrusb2: fix uaf in pvr2_context_set_notify

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's pvrusb2 driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via race conditions during device disconnection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-47666, AZL-47676, BELL-CVE-2024-26875, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26875, GHSA-hq4g-8jp3-v42r, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26875

## What is CVE-2024-26875?

CVE-2024-26875 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: pvrusb2: fix uaf in pvr2_context_set_notify

[Syzbot reported]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pvr2_context_set_notify+0x2c4/0x310 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:35
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888113aeb0d8 by task kworker/1:1/26

CPU: 1 PID: 26 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc1-syzkaller-00046-gf1a27f081c1f #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/25/2024
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x1b0 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
 print_report+0xc4/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488
 kasan_report+0xda/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 pvr2_context_set_notify+0x2c4/0x310 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:35
 pvr2_context_notify drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:95 [inline]
 pvr2_context_disconnect+0x94/0xb0 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:272

Freed by task 906:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:47
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68
kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:640
poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:241 [inline]
__kasan_slab_free+0x106/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:257
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2121 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:4299 [inline]
kfree+0x105/0x340 mm/slub.c:4409
pvr2_context_check drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:137 [inline]
pvr2_context_thread_func+0x69d/0x960 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:158

[Analyze]
Task A set disconnect_flag = !0, which resulted in Task B's condition being met
and releasing mp, leading to this issue.

[Fix]
Place the disconnect_flag assignment operation after all code in pvr2_context_disconnect()
to avoid this issue.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26875?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26875?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26875 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26875/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26875

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.