# CVE-2026-89887: media: i2c: ov7740: fix use-after-destroy in remove

- 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: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 9e4693436c7dcf8584002500ce4b434b79bbf9ed; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 81e9765878d3ac8ad18e3a683332b5d6bc3a0e33; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 8a02ee6c1c4e88f3a0442bd60d3c77db9a30db5e; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 7512838a19af0a284a58435292243fad21e57ff1; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 25e2505866c577db2661e4d431f0907c6ec9a3b4; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in af81f35e4f429e769b784754e1aa4d7a922470ac; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 09453b467990e8ef8fe09f45a685f9a625248d33; from 39c5c4471b8d793daf868bd004e56ed420e89707, fixed in 5d1b3dea5a44124bab6c14a2d71b977dabed54e7
- Linux: 4.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.16.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, 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: i2c: ov7740: fix use-after-destroy in remove The ov7740_remove() function had a severe teardown order bug where it destroyed the driver's mutex before freeing the V4L2 control handler which relies on that mutex, leading to a use-after-destroy kernel panic. Furthermore, the driver explicitly called v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() and mutex_destroy() sequentially, but then called ov7740_free_controls() which invokes both of them a second time, resulting in a double-free. This patch fixes the issue by unregistering the subdevice first, and relying exclusively on ov7740_free_controls() to safely tear down the mutex and control handler in the correct order.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) 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/9e4693436c7dcf8584002500ce4b434b79bbf9ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e9765878d3ac8ad18e3a683332b5d6bc3a0e33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a02ee6c1c4e88f3a0442bd60d3c77db9a30db5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7512838a19af0a284a58435292243fad21e57ff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e2505866c577db2661e4d431f0907c6ec9a3b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af81f35e4f429e769b784754e1aa4d7a922470ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09453b467990e8ef8fe09f45a685f9a625248d33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d1b3dea5a44124bab6c14a2d71b977dabed54e7

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