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media: video-i2c: use vb2_video_unregister_device on driver removal

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: video-i2c: use vb2_video_unregister_device on driver removal The driver uses vb2_fop_release() as its file release operation, so vb2_video_unregister_device() should be used instead of video_unregister_device() during driver removal. This ensures that the vb2 queue is properly disconnected before the video device is unregistered.

Products
Linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-98915
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
29 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

media: video-i2c: use vb2_video_unregister_device on driver removal

core-cve · Original source

Published 23 Oct 2026, 11:55 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: video-i2c: use vb2_video_unregister_device on driver removal The driver uses vb2_fop_release() as its file release operation, so vb2_video_unregister_device() should be used instead of video_unregister_device() during driver removal. This ensures that the vb2 queue is properly disconnected before the video device is unregistered.

cve:CVE-2026-98915

Linux

Fixed versions: Not specified

Linux

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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