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

media: iris: fix module removal if firmware download failed

Fix remove if firmware failed to load:
qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: Direct firmware load for qcom/vpu/vpu33_p4.mbn failed with error -2
qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: firmware download failed
qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: core init failed

then:
$ echo aa00000.video-codec > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/qcom-iris/unbind

Triggers:
genpd genpd:1:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow!
------------[ cut here ]------------
video_cc_mvs0_clk already disabled
WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#1: sh/542
<snip>
pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac
lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac
<snip>
Call trace:
clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P)
clk_disable+0x30/0x4c
iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris]
iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris]
iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
platform_remove+0x20/0x30
device_remove+0x4c/0x80
<snip>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
------------[ cut here ]------------
video_cc_mvs0_clk already unprepared
WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#2: sh/542
<snip>
pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110
lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110
<snip>
Call trace:
clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P)
clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44
iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris]
iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris]
iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
platform_remove+0x20/0x30
device_remove+0x4c/0x80
<snip>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
genpd genpd:0:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow!
------------[ cut here ]------------
gcc_video_axi0_clk already disabled
WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#4: sh/542
<snip>
pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac
lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac
<snip>
Call trace:
clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P)
clk_disable+0x30/0x4c
iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris]
iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris]
iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
platform_remove+0x20/0x30
device_remove+0x4c/0x80
<snip>
------------[ cut here ]------------
gcc_video_axi0_clk already unprepared
WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#4: sh/542
<snip>
pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110
lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110
<snip>
Call trace:
clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P)
clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44
iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris]
iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris]
iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris]
iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris]
platform_remove+0x20/0x30
device_remove+0x4c/0x80
<snip>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Skip deinit if initialization never succeeded.

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: fix module removal if firmware download failed Fix remove if firmware failed to load: qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: Direct firmware load for qcom/vpu/vpu33_p4.mbn failed with error -2 qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: firmware download failed qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: core init failed then: $ echo aa00000.video-codec > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/qcom-iris/unbind Triggers: genpd genpd:1:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow! ------------[ cut here ]------------ video_cc_mvs0_clk already disabled WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#1: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac <snip> Call trace: clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P) clk_disable+0x30/0x4c iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- ------------[ cut here ]------------ video_cc_mvs0_clk already unprepared WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#2: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 <snip> Call trace: clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P) clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44 iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- genpd genpd:0:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow! ------------[ cut here ]------------ gcc_video_axi0_clk already disabled WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#4: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac <snip> Call trace: clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P) clk_disable+0x30/0x4c iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ------------[ cut here ]------------ gcc_video_axi0_clk already unprepared WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#4: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 <snip> Call trace: clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P) clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44 iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Skip deinit if initialization never succeeded.
Title media: iris: fix module removal if firmware download failed
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-01T06:20:12.716Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.179Z

Link: CVE-2025-40208

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T22:15:48.127

Modified: 2025-11-14T16:42:30.503

Link: CVE-2025-40208

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40208 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-11-13T09:52:11Z

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