# CVE-2026-89868: media: chips-media: wave5: Add timeout while stop\_streaming

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.53, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 58e185e69a3dbe3494e54aad330f228f0b6645e1; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in c343348473e716882249bacf9297d6c363665fd9; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in c104f37b9f79d6c179c5f1a170d7f1da497ff527; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 2ae7faed2e60d6d07d9efdd962d20dcb15330ced
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Add timeout while stop_streaming When stop_streaming is called, an infinite loop may occur in some cases. Add a bounded poll of the queue status: loop until the queues drain, sleeping briefly between polls, and bail out once VPU_DEC_STOP_TIMEOUT elapses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.53, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e185e69a3dbe3494e54aad330f228f0b6645e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c343348473e716882249bacf9297d6c363665fd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c104f37b9f79d6c179c5f1a170d7f1da497ff527
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ae7faed2e60d6d07d9efdd962d20dcb15330ced

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