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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `tw9906` driver. An issue in an error path within the `tw9906_probe()` function can lead to a memory leak. Specifically, memory allocated during the initialization of the video for Linux 2 (V4L2) control handler is not properly released, which could result in system instability or resource exhaustion over time.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43246 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43246 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050601-CVE-2026-43246-ec1c@gregkh/T