# CVE-2026-93143: staging: media: ipu7: fix pm\_runtime refcount leak in ipu7\_resume()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from b7fe4c0019b12d60ece3e99eeb0ccfd5a1d103e5, fixed in 593fda71983b9c23c84a566b20c53dc402c6b376; from b7fe4c0019b12d60ece3e99eeb0ccfd5a1d103e5, fixed in 437d6d15936db87485afabf7d52754b7b19cc787; from b7fe4c0019b12d60ece3e99eeb0ccfd5a1d103e5, fixed in b298b80814dd0fc3cb1c8c0e0082fc14fdb5fecf
- Linux: 6.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.17.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: media: ipu7: fix pm_runtime refcount leak in ipu7_resume() ipu7_resume() calls pm_runtime_get_sync() before resuming the device. If the runtime PM resume fails, the usage count remains incremented, but the error path returns without dropping the reference. Use pm_runtime_resume_and_get() instead, which balances the usage count on failure and avoids the leak. Keep returning 0 on error, as resume callbacks should not propagate failures to the PM core, matching the behaviour of the ipu6 driver.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/593fda71983b9c23c84a566b20c53dc402c6b376
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437d6d15936db87485afabf7d52754b7b19cc787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b298b80814dd0fc3cb1c8c0e0082fc14fdb5fecf

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