# CVE-2026-68207: media: ti: vpe: unwind v4l2 device registration on probe error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ti: vpe: unwind v4l2 device registration on probe error If the vpe_top resource is missing, vpe_probe() returns -ENODEV after v4l2_device_register() has succeeded. Probe failures do not call the driver's remove callback, so the v4l2 device remains registered on that error path. Route that failure through the existing v4l2_device_unregister() unwind label, matching the other errors after v4l2_device_register().

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f0a60c000876bcd808a70d602c758c2e64c77d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ecf0cc0cf59032a89bcdf36fbbb03bff5455fd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d383357905de975e1dbde639e5fa7477075d104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e6521dd747eca3cb3d4cd3ddcf20f266494f63d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcbbaf9cb9722a82f0221c56114037fc537f4ada
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0f1c9a90ef665f2587c274a8fed59f2dfc575a6

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