Linux Kernel wave5 stop_streaming infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function stop_streaming of the component wave5. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-89868. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function stop_streaming of the component wave5. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Add timeout while stop_streaming When stop_streaming is called, an infinite loop may occur in some cases. Add a bounded poll of the queue status: loop until the queues drain, sleeping briefly between polls, and bail out once VPU_DEC_STOP_TIMEOUT elapses.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-89868 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Applying the patch c104f37b9f79d6c179c5f1a170d7f1da497ff527/2ae7faed2e60d6d07d9efdd962d20dcb15330ced is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: c104f37b9f79d6c179c5f1a170d7f1da497ff527/2ae7faed2e60d6d07d9efdd962d20dcb15330ced

Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405701

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 13:58
Changes: 09/16/2026 13:58 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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