CVE-2026-74437

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74437
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74437.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-74437
Downstream
Published
2026-08-15T05:59:35Z
Modified
2026-08-18T03:31:22Z
Summary
media: uvcvideo: Fix deadlock if uvc_status_stop is called from async_ctrl.work
Details

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

media: uvcvideo: Fix deadlock if uvc_status_stop is called from async_ctrl.work

If a UVC camera has an asynchronous control, uvc_status_stop may be called from async_ctrl.work:

uvc_ctrl_status_event_work() uvc_ctrl_status_event() uvc_ctrl_clear_handle() uvc_pm_put() uvc_status_put() uvc_status_stop() cancel_work_sync()

This will cause a deadlock, since cancel_work_sync will wait for uvc_ctrl_status_event_work to complete before returning.

Fix this by returning early from uvc_status_stop if we are currently in the work function. flush_status now remains false until uvc_status_start is called again, ensuring that uvc_ctrl_status_event_work won't resubmit the URB.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74437.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
a32d9c41bdb86e09ce731aa5fd3add89ac2103a5
Fixed
3659deaf7bf690510899a73906b772740d94342c
Fixed
7f6c5fe1633272c926361b73d83dfc6ae01b1504
Fixed
6d27f92c54ce28cfbd2a8a479a96d6f4a781b7d2

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74437.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.16.0
Fixed
6.18.40
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.1.5

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74437.json"