# CVE-2026-43151: Revert "media: iris: Add sanity check for stop streaming"

> A regression in the Linux kernel iris media driver caused buffer completion failures and inconsistent firmware states, leading to potential system instability or denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 May 2026
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43151, GHSA-h7j6-jxcq-9qj7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43151

## What is CVE-2026-43151?

CVE-2026-43151 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "media: iris: Add sanity check for stop streaming"

This reverts commit ad699fa78b59241c9d71a8cafb51525f3dab04d4.

Revert the check that skipped stop_streaming when the instance was in
IRIS_INST_ERROR, as it caused multiple regressions:

1. Buffers were not returned to vb2 when the instance was already in
   error state, triggering warnings in the vb2 core because buffer
   completion was skipped.

2. If a session failed early (e.g. unsupported configuration), the
   instance transitioned to IRIS_INST_ERROR. When userspace attempted
   to stop streaming for cleanup, stop_streaming was skipped due to the
   added check, preventing proper teardown and leaving the firmware
   in an inconsistent state.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43151?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43151?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-43151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43151 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43151 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43151/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43151
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43151
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43151

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43151/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.