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.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < 9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < 0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < 377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < 59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c
a000e9a02b5885b1b69f691c80e346d102f94a88 affected < cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
3.10 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.10
5.10.252 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.202 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.165 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.128 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.75 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.16 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19.6 unaffected ≤ 6.19.*
7.0 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33338514d8246280533a77091e6b6ee548c606 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377a7756914364d72550fc86ca0f404ef1d96141 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59420d5d9c46b084e21f9ea6ce79fc79ae9e414c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9548a8bbf511a252a9848f96220c6b95c9a3b918 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad237b6c875fbee5d353a2b289e98d240d17ec8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb92def042a3636ed47f25a30bd553788e5191e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a490937942f18205dac7b6b192975ef1369ae1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb09d8b80046216646f1a344410cfa9cfa6c6c7c cve-icon cve-icon
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title media: i2c/tw9906: Fix potential memory leak in tw9906_probe()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:38.246Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-43246

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:45.103

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43246

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