# CVE-2026-97514: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Reports from Kernel Lock Validator

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- Linux: from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 629a937091ecf9c5c9f7a18f41cb0e6c778a7b2f; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 072beef6a19f9c84dc5a50c5499663a5734c1096; from 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, fixed in 7d5d364f8b2dcc9b6b92456fb55632fde4a4d96f
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Reports from Kernel Lock Validator handle_dynamic_resolution change requires that the state_lock be acquired based on the lockdep_assert_held. However, the handle_dynamic_resolution_change call in initialize_sequence does not properly obtain the lock before calling. Since the v4l2_ctrl_find and s_ctrl can sleep, they should not be called while a lock is already held. Store off the fbc_buf_count then properly update control once lock has been freed.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629a937091ecf9c5c9f7a18f41cb0e6c778a7b2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/072beef6a19f9c84dc5a50c5499663a5734c1096
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d5d364f8b2dcc9b6b92456fb55632fde4a4d96f

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