CVE-2026-43242
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Memory Leak in Linux Kernel socinfo Driver

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-06

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: k3-socinfo: Fix regmap leak on probe failure The mmio regmap allocated during probe is never freed. Switch to using the device managed allocator so that the regmap is released on probe failures (e.g. probe deferral) and on driver unbind.
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Published
2026-05-06
Last Modified
2026-05-06
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2026-05-07
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2026-05-06
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NVD
CVE-2026-43242
EUVD
EUVD-2026-27803
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ti k3-socinfo *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is related to the Linux kernel, specifically in the soc: ti: k3-socinfo component. During the probe process, a memory-mapped I/O (mmio) regmap is allocated but never freed if the probe fails. This causes a resource leak because the allocated regmap remains in memory instead of being released.

The fix involves switching to a device-managed allocator that automatically releases the regmap on probe failures (such as probe deferral) and when the driver is unbound, preventing the leak.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can lead to resource leaks in the Linux kernel, specifically memory leaks related to the regmap allocation during device probing. Over time, this could cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability if the leaked resources accumulate.


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