CVE-2026-43242
Description
A flaw was found in the soc: ti: k3-socinfo module of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs when the mmio regmap (memory-mapped I/O register map) is allocated during a probe operation but is not properly freed upon probe failure. This resource leak could potentially lead to system instability or a denial of service due to resource exhaustion.
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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