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

media: dvbdev: adopts refcnt to avoid UAF

dvb_unregister_device() is known that prone to use-after-free.
That is, the cleanup from dvb_unregister_device() releases the dvb_device
even if there are pointers stored in file->private_data still refer to it.

This patch adds a reference counter into struct dvb_device and delays its
deallocation until no pointer refers to the object.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvbdev: adopts refcnt to avoid UAF dvb_unregister_device() is known that prone to use-after-free. That is, the cleanup from dvb_unregister_device() releases the dvb_device even if there are pointers stored in file->private_data still refer to it. This patch adds a reference counter into struct dvb_device and delays its deallocation until no pointer refers to the object.
Title media: dvbdev: adopts refcnt to avoid UAF
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-15T14:21:10.383Z

Reserved: 2025-09-15T13:58:00.975Z

Link: CVE-2022-50274

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:38.330

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:22:27.090

Link: CVE-2022-50274

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