CVE-2026-43218: Linux kernel · media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:07 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: 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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03 (opens in a new tab)