{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "a32d9c41bdb86e09ce731aa5fd3add89ac2103a5"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3659deaf7bf690510899a73906b772740d94342c"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7f6c5fe1633272c926361b73d83dfc6ae01b1504"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6d27f92c54ce28cfbd2a8a479a96d6f4a781b7d2"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Linux",
        "name": "Kernel"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.16.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.18.40"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.19.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.1.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74437.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: uvcvideo: Fix deadlock if uvc_status_stop is called from async_ctrl.work\n\nIf a UVC camera has an asynchronous control, uvc_status_stop may be\ncalled from async_ctrl.work:\n\nuvc_ctrl_status_event_work()\n    uvc_ctrl_status_event()\n        uvc_ctrl_clear_handle()\n\t    uvc_pm_put()\n\t        uvc_status_put()\n\t\t    uvc_status_stop()\n\t\t        cancel_work_sync()\n\nThis will cause a deadlock, since cancel_work_sync will wait for\nuvc_ctrl_status_event_work to complete before returning.\n\nFix this by returning early from uvc_status_stop if we are currently in\nthe work function. flush_status now remains false until uvc_status_start\nis called again, ensuring that uvc_ctrl_status_event_work won't resubmit\nthe URB.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-74437",
  "modified": "2026-08-16T03:30:52.763433977Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:59:35.297Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3659deaf7bf690510899a73906b772740d94342c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d27f92c54ce28cfbd2a8a479a96d6f4a781b7d2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f6c5fe1633272c926361b73d83dfc6ae01b1504"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74437.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74437"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "media: uvcvideo: Fix deadlock if uvc_status_stop is called from async_ctrl.work"
}