CVE-2026-45881
Description
A flaw was found in the MediaTek SVS (System Voltage Scaling) driver within the Linux kernel. A memory leak occurs in the svs_enable_debug_write() function when a buffer, allocated during a debug write operation, is not properly freed if an integer conversion fails. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause resource exhaustion, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
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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