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CVE-2024-57834: Linux kernel · media: vidtv: Fix a null-ptr-deref in vidtv_mux_stop_thread

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:13 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix is available in the Linux kernel source as the issue has been resolved by adjusting initialization timing and adding pointer checks. Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix. No additional mitigation is required if the system is running a patched kernel.

Description

CVE-2024-57834 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's vidtv driver, specifically in the vidtv_mux_stop_thread function. The issue occurs if the dvb->mux pointer is not properly initialized during streaming startup, leading to a null pointer dereference when stopping the stream. This flaw was reported by syzbot and fixed by adjusting the initialization timing and adding checks before stopping the streaming thread.

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