---
id: CVE-2024-27072
title: |-
  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…
summary: |-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-667
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 3.11, < 5.10.227'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.55'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.2'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.8.2
published: '2024-05-01'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:17:38.937'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27072'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e7d82ebb86e94643bdb30b0b5b077ed27dce1c2'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec4641df57cbdfdc51bb4959afcdbcf5003ddb9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e6a2773d655172143cc0b927cdc89549842895'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdd82c47b22a8befd617b723098b2a41b77373c7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ed208d04acf06781d63d30f9fa991e8d609ebd'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dea46e246ef0f98d89d59a4229157cd9ffb636bf'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e7d82ebb86e94643bdb30b0b5b077ed27dce1c2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e6a2773d655172143cc0b927cdc89549842895'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00213
epssPercentile: 0.11562
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.675Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-05-01T18:51:09.728947Z'
---

## Overview

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]

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 3.11, < 5.10.227`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.55`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.8.2`