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CVE-2026-89870: Linux kernel · media: zoran: Avoid freeing a registered video_device twice

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f1c4f3885df1f09bcab5296d86834d104f865e86 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 12:49 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.8
Patch
Available – fixed in f1c4f3885df1f09bcab5296d86834d104f865e86, c4acac8cdc005b2d14b6cef5e215d264212857f3, 29792762e65d4eefbe75b6048c59763fd844191a +9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=5.10.110 <5.10.273
  • >=5.15.33 <5.15.224
  • >=5.16.19 <5.17
  • >=5.17.2 <5.18
Fixed in
  • f1c4f3885df1f09bcab5296d86834d104f865e86
  • c4acac8cdc005b2d14b6cef5e215d264212857f3
  • 29792762e65d4eefbe75b6048c59763fd844191a
  • 99277a387802eb6c1907c73f09d746908cc64913
  • 0735e0b5a96761a9ce277a238e834008ad92a0a5
  • 672dbccf4351370dad002d3c78dbb29ca1588f22
  • 5.18
  • 5.17
  • 5.15.224
  • 5.10.273
  • 4d99d8d0d895489064783601a516bd45812fa992
  • 3ad6cf27505017a6794f5f96c31218c2291e951b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.18
Fixed in–

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.

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