FKIE_CVE-2026-89887

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 11:16 - Updated: 2026-10-19 09:18
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: i2c: ov7740: fix use-after-destroy in remove The ov7740_remove() function had a severe teardown order bug where it destroyed the driver's mutex before freeing the V4L2 control handler which relies on that mutex, leading to a use-after-destroy kernel panic. Furthermore, the driver explicitly called v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() and mutex_destroy() sequentially, but then called ov7740_free_controls() which invokes both of them a second time, resulting in a double-free. This patch fixes the issue by unregistering the subdevice first, and relying exclusively on ov7740_free_controls() to safely tear down the mutex and control handler in the correct order.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09453b467990e8ef8fe09f45a685f9a625248d33
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e2505866c577db2661e4d431f0907c6ec9a3b4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d1b3dea5a44124bab6c14a2d71b977dabed54e7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7512838a19af0a284a58435292243fad21e57ff1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e9765878d3ac8ad18e3a683332b5d6bc3a0e33
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a02ee6c1c4e88f3a0442bd60d3c77db9a30db5e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4693436c7dcf8584002500ce4b434b79bbf9ed
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af81f35e4f429e769b784754e1aa4d7a922470ac
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: i2c: ov7740: fix use-after-destroy in remove\n\nThe ov7740_remove() function had a severe teardown order bug where it\ndestroyed the driver\u0027s mutex before freeing the V4L2 control handler\nwhich relies on that mutex, leading to a use-after-destroy kernel panic.\nFurthermore, the driver explicitly called v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() and\nmutex_destroy() sequentially, but then called ov7740_free_controls()\nwhich invokes both of them a second time, resulting in a double-free.\n\nThis patch fixes the issue by unregistering the subdevice first, and\nrelying exclusively on ov7740_free_controls() to safely tear down the\nmutex and control handler in the correct order."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:33.657",
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          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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}



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