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CVE-2026-43218 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe() In one of the error paths in tw9903_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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43218
NVD Published Date:
05/06/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/06/2026
Source:
kernel.org