FKIE_CVE-2026-89880

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 11:16 - Updated: 2026-09-16 15:18
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure rtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(), rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_submit_urbs() in sequence and shares a single err: label that only unlocks the mutex and returns. When alloc_urbs() succeeds but submit_urbs() fails, or when alloc_urbs() itself returns -ENOMEM after alloc_stream_bufs() has already succeeded, the URBs and/or the coherent DMA stream buffers stay allocated while streaming reports failure to vb2. Two latent defects follow on the next VIDIOC_STREAMON: 1) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs() unconditionally resets dev->buf_num to 0 and overwrites dev->buf_list[]/dev->dma_addr[], permanently leaking the coherent DMA memory allocated by the previous attempt. 2) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() never resets dev->urbs_initialized and only increments it. After a second successful pass urbs_initialized can exceed MAX_BULK_BUFS, so the subsequent rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() walks from urbs_initialized - 1 down to 0 and reads past the end of dev->urb_list[], passing garbage pointers to usb_free_urb(). Mirror the teardown that stop_streaming() already performs: on the error path call rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_free_stream_bufs() before unlocking. Both helpers are idempotent (free_urbs kills and zeros urbs_initialized; free_stream_bufs is gated on URB_BUF and clears the buf_num counter), so partial-failure paths and the no-allocation paths remain safe. Issue identified by automated review of the INV-003 series at https://sashiko.dev/
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0337ab0759285076a3f9dcfcc40906e69ab519b3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a2a985bbeee3eaa6f80ff7de732161a171ec9f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bcf11a239eac4e224ad856277de9a36c91b1711
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac02b2c56ccef0788cea9b86990a8f349a3fc6d8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c819dea3a433ae790b829443fdcc1715d1586560
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91e8ae2b39c6da81f26f2c9877d3fd33a4465ce
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14a713a36a5c87568430e9770896f2a8f5bbbb7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe50cdaebf12cd32ff9a44d92bfd6fbc2300dbd4
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          "product": "Linux",
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            "drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832_sdr.c"
          ],
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure\n\nrtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(),\nrtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_submit_urbs() in sequence and\nshares a single err: label that only unlocks the mutex and returns.\nWhen alloc_urbs() succeeds but submit_urbs() fails, or when alloc_urbs()\nitself returns -ENOMEM after alloc_stream_bufs() has already succeeded,\nthe URBs and/or the coherent DMA stream buffers stay allocated while\nstreaming reports failure to vb2. Two latent defects follow on the next\nVIDIOC_STREAMON:\n\n1) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs() unconditionally resets dev-\u003ebuf_num\n   to 0 and overwrites dev-\u003ebuf_list[]/dev-\u003edma_addr[], permanently\n   leaking the coherent DMA memory allocated by the previous attempt.\n\n2) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() never resets dev-\u003eurbs_initialized and only\n   increments it. After a second successful pass urbs_initialized can\n   exceed MAX_BULK_BUFS, so the subsequent rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() walks\n   from urbs_initialized - 1 down to 0 and reads past the end of\n   dev-\u003eurb_list[], passing garbage pointers to usb_free_urb().\n\nMirror the teardown that stop_streaming() already performs: on the error\npath call rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_free_stream_bufs()\nbefore unlocking. Both helpers are idempotent (free_urbs kills and zeros\nurbs_initialized; free_stream_bufs is gated on URB_BUF and clears the\nbuf_num counter), so partial-failure paths and the no-allocation paths\nremain safe.\n\nIssue identified by automated review of the INV-003 series at\nhttps://sashiko.dev/"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-89880",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-16T15:18:14.700",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
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        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:16:56.363",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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