# CVE-2026-43217: media: iris: gen2: Add sanity check for session stop

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.15

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72846441c5f6396de9face04e77fa3d28e9915b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75992ba43072674fd4767df62a1fe2048565cc60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa8d63d09cfc44d879427cc5ba308012ca4ab8e

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