{"id":"CVE-2026-43218","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()\n\nIn one of the error paths in tw9903_probe(), the memory allocated in\nv4l2_ctrl_handler_init() and v4l2_ctrl_new_std() is not freed. Fix that\nby calling v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() on the handler in that error path.","publishedAt":"2026-05-06T11:28:19.570Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T22:20:17.331Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/media/i2c/tw9903.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"3.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"3.10","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.252","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.202","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.165","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.128","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.75","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/media/i2c/tw9903.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:57.932Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43218.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-43218","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-05-06T11:28:19.570Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:20:17.331Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-05-01T14:12:55.993Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"media: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: i2c/tw9903: Fix potential memory leak in tw9903_probe()\n\nIn one of the error paths in tw9903_probe(), the memory allocated in\nv4l2_ctrl_handler_init() and v4l2_ctrl_new_std() is not freed. Fix that\nby calling v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() on the handler in that error path."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558","versionType":"git"},{"version":"0890ec19c65def8c8e445931b026e0fa8d809a34","status":"affected","lessThan":"9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/media/i2c/tw9903.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"3.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"3.10","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.252","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.202","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.165","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.128","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.75","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/media/i2c/tw9903.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54aa17c968c4de2c5f7b7ea390c63d33c07513b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f0493506313775d3bd448de34762b6538da6bd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92537a15780b6d0281fd8286f93fbc3652e35f48"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb9eca33d20316ed3c7a938793b8735ac3e128b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a114918270f0d95c607d69b03a244e6afe54813f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc7aeed33e4f55c76f35f0fca73e4dfe12a63a3a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add02a3fb1fd71b004f0ed824cbac00f850de558"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cea16fea47e5553f51d10957677ff735b1eff03"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:20:17.331Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.252"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.202"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.165"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.128"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.75"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.16"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.19.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.10","versionEndExcluding":"7.0"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}