{"id":"CVE-2024-57980","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: uvcvideo: Fix double free in error path\n\nIf the uvc_status_init() function fails to allocate the int_urb, it will\nfree the dev->status pointer but doesn't reset …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: uvcvideo: Fix double free in error path\n\nIf the uvc_status_init() function fails to allocate the int_urb, it will\nfree the dev->status pointer but doesn't reset …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-415"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 2.6.28, < 6.1.129","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.76","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.13","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.2"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.13.2"],"published":"2025-02-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:17:15.687","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57980","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba8884a56a3eb97c22f0ce0e4dd410d4ca4c277","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c36dcd662ec5276782838660f8533a7cb26be49","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87522ef165e5b6de8ef98cc318f3335166a1512c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9232719ac9ce4d5c213cebda23d72aec3e1c4c0d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ef3a7fa97ec823a1e1af9085cf13db9f7b3bac","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f8e69eec91d5a75ef079778a5d0151db2a7f22","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e5ba2516c5bef87c1fcb8189b6f3cad7c64b2d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e63dd7b6683969d3d47c7b8e9635f96d554ad4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00273,"epssPercentile":0.19573,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.786Z","slug":"CVE-2024-57980","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: uvcvideo: Fix double free in error path\n\nIf the uvc_status_init() function fails to allocate the int_urb, it will\nfree the dev->status pointer but doesn't reset the pointer to NULL. This\nresults in the kfree() call in uvc_status_cleanup() trying to\ndouble-free the memory. Fix it by resetting the dev->status pointer to\nNULL after freeing it.\n\nReviewed by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 2.6.28, < 6.1.129`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.76`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.13`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.13.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}