In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: cec: core: Fix kmemleak due to missed rc_free_device() call
The commit dccc0c3ddf8f ("media: rc: fix race between unregister and
urb/irq callbacks") removed the implicit call to rc_free_device() from
rc_unregister_device(). However, the commit missed to remove the NULL
assignment of adap->rc that is now causing rc_free_device() to never be
called on an allocated rc device.
kmemleak reports following after e.g. dw-hdmi unbind:
unreferenced object 0xffff00010ac10000 (size 4096):
comm "kworker/u16:1", pid 39, jiffies 4294897739
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
20 23 4b 0a 01 00 ff ff 08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff #K.............
08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc e11baccc):
kmemleak_alloc+0x38/0x44
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4a8/0x5e0
rc_allocate_device+0x48/0x2a0
cec_allocate_adapter+0x3ac/0x800
dw_hdmi_cec_probe+0x264/0x634
platform_probe+0xc0/0x188
really_probe+0x4a4/0x8e0
__driver_probe_device+0x2f8/0x440
driver_probe_device+0x60/0x160
__device_attach_driver+0x1a0/0x2a0
bus_for_each_drv+0x100/0x1a0
__device_attach+0x174/0x350
device_initial_probe+0x90/0xb0
bus_probe_device+0x4c/0x120
device_add+0xdec/0x116c
platform_device_add+0x354/0x598
Remove the assignment of adap->rc to NULL to let cec_delete_adapter()
free the allocated rc device after last user of the cec device exits to
fix the kmemleak.
media: cec: core: Fix kmemleak due to missed rc_free_device() call
The commit dccc0c3ddf8f ("media: rc: fix race between unregister and
urb/irq callbacks") removed the implicit call to rc_free_device() from
rc_unregister_device(). However, the commit missed to remove the NULL
assignment of adap->rc that is now causing rc_free_device() to never be
called on an allocated rc device.
kmemleak reports following after e.g. dw-hdmi unbind:
unreferenced object 0xffff00010ac10000 (size 4096):
comm "kworker/u16:1", pid 39, jiffies 4294897739
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
20 23 4b 0a 01 00 ff ff 08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff #K.............
08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc e11baccc):
kmemleak_alloc+0x38/0x44
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4a8/0x5e0
rc_allocate_device+0x48/0x2a0
cec_allocate_adapter+0x3ac/0x800
dw_hdmi_cec_probe+0x264/0x634
platform_probe+0xc0/0x188
really_probe+0x4a4/0x8e0
__driver_probe_device+0x2f8/0x440
driver_probe_device+0x60/0x160
__device_attach_driver+0x1a0/0x2a0
bus_for_each_drv+0x100/0x1a0
__device_attach+0x174/0x350
device_initial_probe+0x90/0xb0
bus_probe_device+0x4c/0x120
device_add+0xdec/0x116c
platform_device_add+0x354/0x598
Remove the assignment of adap->rc to NULL to let cec_delete_adapter()
free the allocated rc device after last user of the cec device exits to
fix the kmemleak.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cec: core: Fix kmemleak due to missed rc_free_device() call The commit dccc0c3ddf8f ("media: rc: fix race between unregister and urb/irq callbacks") removed the implicit call to rc_free_device() from rc_unregister_device(). However, the commit missed to remove the NULL assignment of adap->rc that is now causing rc_free_device() to never be called on an allocated rc device. kmemleak reports following after e.g. dw-hdmi unbind: unreferenced object 0xffff00010ac10000 (size 4096): comm "kworker/u16:1", pid 39, jiffies 4294897739 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 20 23 4b 0a 01 00 ff ff 08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff #K............. 08 00 c1 0a 01 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc e11baccc): kmemleak_alloc+0x38/0x44 __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4a8/0x5e0 rc_allocate_device+0x48/0x2a0 cec_allocate_adapter+0x3ac/0x800 dw_hdmi_cec_probe+0x264/0x634 platform_probe+0xc0/0x188 really_probe+0x4a4/0x8e0 __driver_probe_device+0x2f8/0x440 driver_probe_device+0x60/0x160 __device_attach_driver+0x1a0/0x2a0 bus_for_each_drv+0x100/0x1a0 __device_attach+0x174/0x350 device_initial_probe+0x90/0xb0 bus_probe_device+0x4c/0x120 device_add+0xdec/0x116c platform_device_add+0x354/0x598 Remove the assignment of adap->rc to NULL to let cec_delete_adapter() free the allocated rc device after last user of the cec device exits to fix the kmemleak. | |
| Title | media: cec: core: Fix kmemleak due to missed rc_free_device() call | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:32:00.289Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.774Z
Link: CVE-2026-89900
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:58.880
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:16:58.880
Link: CVE-2026-89900
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