CVE-2026-68211

kernel: media: stm32-dcmipp: Return queued buffers on start_streaming() failure

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 10, 2026

Updated · October 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's stm32-dcmipp media driver. When the start_streaming() function fails to initialize, it does not properly return previously queued buffers. This oversight can lead to a leak of these buffers, potentially causing resource exhaustion and affecting system stability.

Statement

This issue affects STM32 DCMIPP camera pipeline. start_streaming() failure does not return queued vb2 buffers. Embedded STM32 platforms only.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime