CVE-2026-43202

medium Red Hat
Published: May 6, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `fbdev: vt8500lcdfb` module. This vulnerability, a memory leak, occurs because allocated memory is not properly freed when an error path is triggered. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to exhaust system resources, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-772

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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