# CVE-2026-98882: media: chips-media: wave5: Add range checks for dec_output_info

CVE-2026-98882 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98882, released October 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98882
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0022
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 23, 2026
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98882

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  media: chips-media: wave5: Add range checks for dec_output_info  If the driver's dec_output_info contains invalid data the driver can write in invalid memory. Add a range check for that.  This fixes this smatch error: drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpuapi.c:588 wave5_vpu_dec_get_output_info() error: buffer overflow 'inst->frame_buf' 64 <= 127

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98882](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-98882.md) | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.2.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98882](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-98882.md) | Oct 24, 2026 |

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