{"id":"CVE-2026-89880","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure\n\nrtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(),\nrtl2832_sdr_alloc…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure\n\nrtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(),\nrtl2832_sdr_alloc…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < f14a713a36a5c87568430e9770896f2a8f5bbbb7","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < c819dea3a433ae790b829443fdcc1715d1586560","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < 0337ab0759285076a3f9dcfcc40906e69ab519b3","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < c91e8ae2b39c6da81f26f2c9877d3fd33a4465ce","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < 8bcf11a239eac4e224ad856277de9a36c91b1711","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < 26a2a985bbeee3eaa6f80ff7de732161a171ec9f","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < ac02b2c56ccef0788cea9b86990a8f349a3fc6d8","Linux >= 771138920eafa399f68d3492c8a75dfeea23474b < fe50cdaebf12cd32ff9a44d92bfd6fbc2300dbd4","Linux 3.15"],"published":"2026-09-16","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T15:18:14.700","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89880","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0337ab0759285076a3f9dcfcc40906e69ab519b3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a2a985bbeee3eaa6f80ff7de732161a171ec9f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bcf11a239eac4e224ad856277de9a36c91b1711","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac02b2c56ccef0788cea9b86990a8f349a3fc6d8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c819dea3a433ae790b829443fdcc1715d1586560","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91e8ae2b39c6da81f26f2c9877d3fd33a4465ce","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14a713a36a5c87568430e9770896f2a8f5bbbb7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe50cdaebf12cd32ff9a44d92bfd6fbc2300dbd4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T10:53:53.984Z","epss":0.00164,"epssPercentile":0.06056,"slug":"CVE-2026-89880","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: rtl2832_sdr: release URBs and stream buffers on start_streaming() failure\n\nrtl2832_sdr_start_streaming() calls rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs(),\nrtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_submit_urbs() in sequence and\nshares a single err: label that only unlocks the mutex and returns.\nWhen alloc_urbs() succeeds but submit_urbs() fails, or when alloc_urbs()\nitself returns -ENOMEM after alloc_stream_bufs() has already succeeded,\nthe URBs and/or the coherent DMA stream buffers stay allocated while\nstreaming reports failure to vb2. Two latent defects follow on the next\nVIDIOC_STREAMON:\n\n1) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_stream_bufs() unconditionally resets dev->buf_num\n   to 0 and overwrites dev->buf_list[]/dev->dma_addr[], permanently\n   leaking the coherent DMA memory allocated by the previous attempt.\n\n2) rtl2832_sdr_alloc_urbs() never resets dev->urbs_initialized and only\n   increments it. After a second successful pass urbs_initialized can\n   exceed MAX_BULK_BUFS, so the subsequent rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() walks\n   from urbs_initialized - 1 down to 0 and reads past the end of\n   dev->urb_list[], passing garbage pointers to usb_free_urb().\n\nMirror the teardown that stop_streaming() already performs: on the error\npath call rtl2832_sdr_free_urbs() and rtl2832_sdr_free_stream_bufs()\nbefore unlocking. Both helpers are idempotent (free_urbs kills and zeros\nurbs_initialized; free_stream_bufs is gated on URB_BUF and clears the\nbuf_num counter), so partial-failure paths and the no-allocation paths\nremain safe.\n\nIssue identified by automated review of the INV-003 series at\nhttps://sashiko.dev/\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205174,"id":"CVE-2026-89880","ts":1789570705585,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":205173,"id":"CVE-2026-89880","ts":1789570705585,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}