In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: v4l2-async: Fix error handling on steps after finding a match
Once an async connection is found to be matching with an fwnode, a sub-device may be registered (in case it wasn't already), its bound operation is called, ancillary links are created, the async connection is added to the sub-device's list of connections and removed from the global waiting connection list. Further on, the sub-device's possible own notifier is searched for possible additional matches.
Fix these specific issues:
- If v4l2_async_match_notify() failed before the sub-notifier handling, the async connection was unbound and its entry removed from the sub-device's async connection list. The latter part was also done in v4l2_async_match_notify().
- The async connection's sd field was only set after creating ancillary links in v4l2_async_match_notify(). It was however dereferenced in v4l2_async_unbind_subdev_one(), which was called on error path of v4l2_async_match_notify() failure.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-static | May 19, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1055-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2049-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1045-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8 | Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
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