Astra Linux – vulnerability in linux-5.10, linux-6.1, linux-5.15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

ROS-20261009-73-0374

The vulnerability of the tw9906probe function in the i2c/tw9906.c component of the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to improper memory release before deleting the last pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2026-43246

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's tw9906 driver. An issue in an error path within the tw9906probe function can lead to a memory leak. Specifically, memory allocated during the initialization of the video for Linux 2 V4L2 control handler is not properly released, which could result in system...

SUSE CVE-2026-43246

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

EUVD-2026-27805

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

CVE-2026-43246

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

CVE-2026-43246 media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

CVE-2026-43246 media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

CVE-2026-43246

The CVE-2026-43246 issue affects the Linux kernel driver media: i2c/tw9906 (tw9906_probe). The root cause is a memory leak where memory allocated for the V4L2 control handler (v4l2_ctrl_handler_init and v4l2_ctrl_new_std) is not freed in an error path, potentially causing resource exhaustion or i...

CVE-2026-43246

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

CVE-2026-43246

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

The Linux kernel is the core of the open-source operating system Linux, developed by the Linux Foundation in the United States. There is a security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which stems from the tw9906 driver failing to release the memory of the v4l2 controller during error detection,...

CVE-2026-43246: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and v4l2ctrlnewstd is not freed. Fix that by calling v4l2ctrlhandlerfree on the...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-43246

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906probe In one of the error paths in tw9906probe, the memory allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit and...

PT-2026-37586

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A memory leak exists in the tw9906 probe function. In a specific error path, memory allocated by v4l2 ctrl handler init and v4l2 ctrl new std is not properly released. Recommendations At...