CVE-2026-43217
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: gen2: Add sanity check for session stop In iris_kill_session, inst->state is set to IRIS_INST_ERROR and session_close is executed, which will kfree(inst_hfi_gen2->packet). If stop_streaming is called afterward, it will cause a crash. Add a NULL check for inst_hfi_gen2->packet before sendling STOP packet to firmware to fix that.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.18.16 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72846441c5f6396de9face04e77fa3d28e9915b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75992ba43072674fd4767df62a1fe2048565cc60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa8d63d09cfc44d879427cc5ba308012ca4ab8e
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43217.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43217
CWEs
CWE-401
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.