CVE-2025-71290
Description
A flaw was found in the ti_fpc202 driver within the Linux kernel. This vulnerability, a potential memory leak in the probe function, could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory resources.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
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