CVE-2026-53065
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ASoC STI driver. This vulnerability occurs because regmap_field objects, allocated during player initialization, are not properly freed when the driver is removed. This oversight can lead to a resource leak, potentially impacting system stability or performance over time.
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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