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media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 6.6.128
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-43218
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 11:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 6 May 2026, 11:28 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-43218
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6
Complete source record
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