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title: "CVE-2026-97513: Linux kernel media chips-media wave5 - Use After Free"
description: "Linux kernel media chips-media wave5 contains a use after free caused by improper release of m2m_ctx and race condition with IRQ thread, letting attackers cause null pointer dereference and potential denial of service, exploit requires IRQ thread timing."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97513/
---

# CVE-2026-97513 Linux kernel media chips-media wave5 - Use After Free

Linux kernel media chips-media wave5 contains a use after free caused by improper release of m2m\_ctx and race condition with IRQ thread, letting attackers cause null pointer dereference and potential denial of service, exploit requires IRQ thread timing.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97513)

## Details

Type

Use After Free

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Linux kernel version containing the fix.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97513](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97513)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5c](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5c)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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