Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89880 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure. 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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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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 | >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <f14a713a36a5c87568430e9770896f2a8f5bbbb7 || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <c819dea3a433ae790b829443fdcc1715d1586560 || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <0337ab0759285076a3f9dcfcc40906e69ab519b3 || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <c91e8ae2b39c6da81f26f2c9877d3fd33a4465ce || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <8bcf11a239eac4e224ad856277de9a36c91b1711 || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <26a2a985bbeee3eaa6f80ff7de732161a171ec9f || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <ac02b2c56ccef0788cea9b86990a8f349a3fc6d8 || >=771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b <fe50cdaebf12cd32ff9a44d92bfd6fbc2300dbd4 | f14a713a36a5c87568430e9770896f2a8f5bbbb7, c819dea3a433ae790b829443fdcc1715d1586560, 0337ab0759285076a3f9dcfcc40906e69ab519b3, c91e8ae2b39c6da81f26f2c9877d3fd33a4465ce, 8bcf11a239eac4e224ad856277de9a36c91b1711, 26a2a985bbeee3eaa6f80ff7de732161a171ec9f, ac02b2c56ccef0788cea9b86990a8f349a3fc6d8, fe50cdaebf12cd32ff9a44d92bfd6fbc2300dbd4 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure rtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(), rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_submit_urbs() in sequence and shares a single err: label that only unlocks the mutex and returns. When alloc_urbs() succeeds but submit_urbs() fails, or when alloc_urbs() itself returns -ENOMEM after alloc_stream_bufs() has already succeeded, the URBs and/or the coherent DMA stream buffers stay allocated while streaming reports failure to vb2. Two latent defects follow on the next VIDIOC_STREAMON: 1) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs() unconditionally resets dev->buf_num to 0 and overwrites dev->buf_list[]/dev->dma_addr[], permanently leaking the coherent DMA memory allocated by the previous attempt. 2) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() never resets dev->urbs_initialized and only increments it. After a second successful pass urbs_initialized can exceed MAX_BULK_BUFS, so the subsequent rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() walks from urbs_initialized - 1 down to 0 and reads past the end of dev->urb_list[], passing garbage pointers to usb_free_urb(). Mirror the teardown that stop_streaming() already performs: on the error path call rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_free_stream_bufs() before unlocking. Both helpers are idempotent (free_urbs kills and zeros urbs_initialized; free_stream_bufs is gated on URB_BUF and clears the buf_num counter), so partial-failure paths and the no-allocation paths remain safe. Issue identified by automated review of the INV-003 series at https://sashiko.dev/
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