# CVE-2026-89882: media: rkvdec: hevc: guard INTER\_REF\_PIC\_SET\_PRED index underflow

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c9a59dc2acc72789d5c778af080d1e65af84862c, fixed in 74938f83a8abbee8f502dfb5d94213b2497d1edf; from c9a59dc2acc72789d5c778af080d1e65af84862c, fixed in 052c5ed5a1d96a6b24fd50ccda16fc6841ee7ca3
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rkvdec: hevc: guard INTER_REF_PIC_SET_PRED index underflow st_ref_pic_set_prediction() computes the reference RPS index as st_rps_idx - (delta_idx_minus1 + 1) per HEVC spec equation 7-59. Both operands are u8, so when delta_idx_minus1 + 1 exceeds the current index the subtraction wraps and the subsequent array access at calculated_rps_st_sets[ref_rps_idx] reads far out of bounds. A userspace V4L2 client that can open the RKVDEC m2m decoder can submit an EXT_SPS_ST_RPS control with INTER_REF_PIC_SET_PRED set and delta_idx_minus1 crafted to trigger the underflow. Reject the entry early when the reference index would underflow.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74938f83a8abbee8f502dfb5d94213b2497d1edf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/052c5ed5a1d96a6b24fd50ccda16fc6841ee7ca3

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