media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-43246
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-06 12:16:45 UTC
Updated2026-05-11 13:32:06 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe() In one of the error paths in tw9906_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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-401

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.10 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.10 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.252 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.202 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.165 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.128 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.75 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.16 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.6 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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