# CVE-2026-97513: media: chips-media: wave5: Release m2m\_ctx after Instance Removed from List

- 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: 6.12.114, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5c
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Release m2m_ctx after Instance Removed from List Possible use after free if IRQ thread manages to obtain spinlock between m2m_ctx release and wave5_release function removing stream instance from list of active instances. The IRQ thread looks for the m2m_ctx which is freed so null pointer dereference occurs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.53) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5c

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