CVE-2026-43246: Linux kernel · media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation 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/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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8 (opens in a new tab)