CVE-2026-43202: Linux kernel · fbdev: vt8500lcdfb: fix missing dma_free_coherent()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:06 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: vt8500lcdfb: fix missing dma_free_coherent() fbi->fb.screen_buffer is allocated with dma_alloc_coherent() but is not freed if the error path is reached.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9bc60ed372aaae9784ff8ad8e5f496ff15fd31 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c3873cccb3fab54cde0605ae7093d332c99073e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/778f31be5b8c10024db23fdd8a05f68a02311008 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c5d5f6cd66e032f9aefdcc21b0c34761aef78a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47d5b9e8aa6178a0aaf225119ad1ec7d3f49876 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/40c1ff25025150ff6d7ec7ad441fcfd6d070ee76 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd2f988a8bd2da227f5c3cfa0cbf3a9a287ddc3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b3b9924337336a31cefbe99a22ed09401be74a (opens in a new tab)