# CVE-2026-89874: media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 28a1295795d85a25f2e7dd391c43969e95fcb341, fixed in d273571e531405426983c6a45ec635c7d0415eed; from 28a1295795d85a25f2e7dd391c43969e95fcb341, fixed in caac13f518d83974e9884d1eeda3d4cc3bb92978; from 28a1295795d85a25f2e7dd391c43969e95fcb341, fixed in 3345746e0957bce6c53644838e4955710a82a962; from 28a1295795d85a25f2e7dd391c43969e95fcb341, fixed in a57d94026cb4fd7b3d258f0db2ad391cbccfaba5; from 28a1295795d85a25f2e7dd391c43969e95fcb341, fixed in 47d82b605351c0e04f6365e42c8ffe2fcfdba615
- Linux: 6.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.6.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error v4l2_async_match_notify() creates ancillary media links before adding asc->asc_subdev_entry to sd->asc_list. If ancillary link creation fails, the function jumps to err_call_unbind while asc_subdev_entry has not been linked yet. Async connections are zero-allocated, so the list entry still has NULL next and prev pointers on this path. Calling list_del() on it can therefore dereference NULL instead of returning the original link creation error. Do not delete asc_subdev_entry from err_call_unbind. There is no list insertion to undo on this path; the bound callback and sub-device registration are the operations that need to be rolled back.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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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/d273571e531405426983c6a45ec635c7d0415eed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac13f518d83974e9884d1eeda3d4cc3bb92978
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3345746e0957bce6c53644838e4955710a82a962
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a57d94026cb4fd7b3d258f0db2ad391cbccfaba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d82b605351c0e04f6365e42c8ffe2fcfdba615

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