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CVE-2026-97513

Linux: media: chips-media: wave5: Release m2m_ctx after Instance Removed from List

Linux LinuxOperating systems
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.8High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.12%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933Also 04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659, 7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5cCVE List
Published24 Sep 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933LinuxCVE List
  • 04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659LinuxCVE List
  • 7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5cLinuxCVE List

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Description

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

media: chips-media: wave5: Release m2m_ctx after Instance Removed from List

Possible use after free if IRQ thread manages to obtain spinlock between m2m_ctx release and wave5_release function removing stream instance from list of active instances. The IRQ thread looks for the m2m_ctx which is freed so null pointer dereference occurs.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 8

  • Linuxaffected: 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c before 0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c before 04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c before 7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.8CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.8CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.114 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2CVE List

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