CVE-2026-43372
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Microchip DSA (Distributed Switch Architecture) driver. During the setup of a PTP (Precision Time Protocol) interrupt, an error can occur where system resources are not properly released. This resource leak could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting available system 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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