CVE-2026-68215

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If any of those later\nsteps fails, probe returns through the exit label after freeing only the\ncontrol handler.\n\nA failed probe does not call si476x_radio_remove(), so the\nv4l2_device_unregister() there is not reached. This leaves the parent\ndevice reference taken by v4l2_device_register() behind on the error path.\n\nUnregister the V4L2 device in the probe error path after freeing the\ncontrols."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/media/radio/radio-si476x.c"], "versions": [{"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "828f8d2181aa09ff3d8b67e1d9c92d0dfc81026f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "cac1c4f08cb2d8beaad16f7ddc7911f3711daa9f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "7cf393f176317a126d71e88e4b6e25e83499b465", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "4ca9c9f12b1bc341a0a3bbbd2090fd182db53771", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "7ef9f1659404544a8dddd68842bafcb4a38197af", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "64cb15878b35e5574ff4f80a0b613a79e47867ba", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "730c235d7d2c80a401dac56b0f5066c889aa442d", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b879a9c2a755d4ddf9e685258de6435710fd2f03", "lessThan": "436a693af04ffb889aaf87cb69ec1f2b21d3569c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/media/radio/radio-si476x.c"], "versions": [{"version": "3.10", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "3.10", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.10.265", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.15.216", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.183", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.148", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.101", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.42", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.1.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.265"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.216"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.183"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.148"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.101"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.42"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.6"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828f8d2181aa09ff3d8b67e1d9c92d0dfc81026f"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac1c4f08cb2d8beaad16f7ddc7911f3711daa9f"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cf393f176317a126d71e88e4b6e25e83499b465"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca9c9f12b1bc341a0a3bbbd2090fd182db53771"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef9f1659404544a8dddd68842bafcb4a38197af"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cb15878b35e5574ff4f80a0b613a79e47867ba"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/730c235d7d2c80a401dac56b0f5066c889aa442d"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/436a693af04ffb889aaf87cb69ec1f2b21d3569c"}], "title": "media: radio-si476x: Unregister v4l2_device on probe failure", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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