CVE-2024-24864
Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel media/dvb-core in dvbdmx_write()
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Anolis
Description
A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's media/dvb-core in dvbdmx_write() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Anolis
- 4 days later
· 4 days later
Published
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnolisCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected v2.6.12-rc2 – < v6.8-rc2
What to do
Solution: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-media/patch/[email protected]/ https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-media/patch/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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