Bug 2532511 (CVE-2026-89522)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89522 kernel: Linux Kernel: Use-after-free in ipu7 driver due to improper notifier cleanup
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad
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OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's media subsystem, specifically within the ipu7 driver. When an error occurs during the device's initial setup (probe error path), a V4L2 asynchronous notifier is not correctly removed from a global list. This results in a use-after-free vulnerability, where the system attempts to access memory that has already been released. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause system instability or execute unauthorized code.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 23:35:17 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: staging/ipu7: fix async notifier UAF on probe error path

isys_register_devices() registers the V4L2 async notifier via
isys_notifier_init(). If a subsequent probe step such as
isys_fw_log_init() fails, isys_probe() jumps to the out_cleanup label
which only calls isys_unregister_devices(). That helper tears down the
video devices, subdevices, V4L2 device and media device, but never
unregisters or cleans up the async notifier.

As a result the notifier stays chained in the global notifier_list while
the enclosing struct ipu7_isys is freed by devres, leading to list
corruption and a use-after-free the next time the list is walked.

The remove path already does the right thing by calling
isys_notifier_cleanup() before isys_unregister_devices(). Mirror that on
the probe error path so the notifier is unregistered and cleaned up
before the device is torn down.