media: v4l2-fwnode: Fix subdev owner overwritten in v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-fwnode: Fix subdev owner overwritten in v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor() The v4l2 helper v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor() calls v4l2_async_register_subdev(), which is a macro that expands to __v4l2_async_register_subdev(sd,THIS_MODULE). Since the macro is expanded inside v4l2-fwnode.c, THIS_MODULE resolves to the v4l2-fwnode module rather than the sensor driver module that originally set sd->owner. When v4l2-fwnode is built-in, THIS_MODULE evaluates to NULL, which then overwrites the sensor driver's owner with NULL. This causes the problem that the sensor module's reference count is never incremented during async registration, so the module can be removed while the subdevice is still in use by a notifier (e.g., a CSI-2 receiver bridge driver). Fix this by renaming v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor() to __v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor() with an added explicit module argument and introducing a wrapper macro: #define v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor(sd) \ __v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor(sd, THIS_MODULE) This ensures the sensor driver module is properly referenced even when the sensor driver does not init the owner field before calling v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor() and prevents premature module removal.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.6.151, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4hh-43cp-m365
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f35e85a9d919d7954d9a7752e4644c0b403ad025
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e47cf9a6cffef73a1ed40b3648e6097aac165a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ef04cd13d38010b580056a9d8840aaab944841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caea6bc68c925d63ca33d21b2255f47181943d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf9732fd6c4f2f803ccfc46d89489b6635590270
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067887ff93fddbb3a3fb84c900bc654ecfe5ba61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06cb687a5132fcffe624c0070576ab852ac6b568
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4hh-43cp-m365 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68205 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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