CVE-2026-43246

MEDIUM EPSS 2.4%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe() In one of the error paths in tw9906_probe(), the memory allocated in v4l2_ctrl_handler_init() and v4l2_ctrl_new_std() is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() on the handler in that error path.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.10  –  <5.10.252
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.202
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.6

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c
    Patch