Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45954
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132543
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45954
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in au1200fb_drv_probe() when handling platform device initialization. A local user can trigger an error path during driver probe to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45954
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/071d8fb757a8318f72c8e02898c2cf7e14e21fb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d4202ee6494c0d576cdc104b12e0834ca8136a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5349e54113e2dce1a659c57935e18032742e56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/762a26818934241b8b0172a229d2cf5d87260e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81831d56b723bc1090ce3158feddaca88e85f939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b024a8efee0f55d330a1cdd3eac8f79ac5acd3be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1ad63e11b2a568e98de536f319054d2de29f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4e25198a6aaaaf36248edf8daf3d744ec8e309