Answer in brief
CVE-2026-46240 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in media: iris: Fix use-after-free in iris_release_internal_buffers(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=7cde76db8883ec8a3d1456068079ecadbfb15ca5 <dd24998a4a4016fb9921916024399bd80f0d45c6 || >=1dabf00ee206eceb0f08a1fe5d1ce635f9064338 <18c64439f249859b6140f7bf8bcf95c8ed841f28 || >=1dabf00ee206eceb0f08a1fe5d1ce635f9064338 <f27cfdcfc916bb59297825805f4c3499f89f9e76 || d4457f23ac0130240053a34be663f0fade3bb371 || >=6.18.16 <6.18.32 || >=6.19.6 <6.20 | dd24998a4a4016fb9921916024399bd80f0d45c6, 18c64439f249859b6140f7bf8bcf95c8ed841f28, f27cfdcfc916bb59297825805f4c3499f89f9e76, 6.18.32, 6.20 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix use-after-free in iris_release_internal_buffers() The recent change in commit 1dabf00ee206 ("media: iris: gen1: Destroy internal buffers after FW releases") introduced a regression where session_release_buf() may free the buffer. The caller, iris_release_internal_buffers(), continued to access `buffer` after the call, leading to a potential use-after-free. Fix this by setting BUF_ATTR_PENDING_RELEASE before calling session_release_buf(), and reverting the flag if the call fails. This ensures no dereference occurs after potential freeing.
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