CVE-2026-43218

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 tw9903 driver within the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs in an error handling path of the tw9903_probe() function, where memory allocated for video for Linux 2 (V4L2) control handlers is not properly released. This oversight can lead to a memory leak, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the affected system.

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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