media: zoran: Avoid freeing a registered video_device twice
zoran_init_video_device() installs zoran_vdev_release() as the
video_device release callback through zoran_template. After
video_register_device() succeeds, video_unregister_device() drops the
registered video_device reference and the V4L2 core eventually invokes
that release callback, which kfree()s the video_device.
zoran_exit_video_devices() called video_unregister_device() and then
kfree(zr->video_dev), so device teardown could free the same
video_device twice.
Remove the direct kfree() and clear the cached pointer after
unregistering. The pre-registration failure path keeps its manual free
because the video_device was not registered there.
This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by
manual source review.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: zoran: Avoid freeing a registered video_device twice zoran_init_video_device() installs zoran_vdev_release() as the video_device release callback through zoran_template. After video_register_device() succeeds, video_unregister_device() drops the registered video_device reference and the V4L2 core eventually invokes that release callback, which kfree()s the video_device. zoran_exit_video_devices() called video_unregister_device() and then kfree(zr->video_dev), so device teardown could free the same video_device twice. Remove the direct kfree() and clear the cached pointer after unregistering. The pre-registration failure path keeps its manual free because the video_device was not registered there. This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by manual source review. | |
| Title | media: zoran: Avoid freeing a registered video_device twice | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T14:39:26.773Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.771Z
Link: CVE-2026-89870
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:55.153
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:16:55.153
Link: CVE-2026-89870
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