The vulnerability of the em28xx_v4l2_open() function in the drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c driver for multimedia devices of the Linux operating system allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the em28xxv4l2open function in the drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c driver for multimedia devices of the Linux operating system is related to synchronization errors when using shared resources „Race Conditions“. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to...

CVE-2026-31583: Use After Free

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: em28xx: fix use-after-free in em28xxv4l2open em28xxv4l2open reads dev-v4l2 without holding dev-lock, creating a race with em28xxv4l2init's error path and em28xxv4l2fini, both of which free the em28xxv4l2 struct and set...