CVE-2026-45928
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's wave5 media driver. When a vpu instance is allocated, and a subsequent allocation for codec_info fails, the driver returns an error without freeing the previously allocated vpu instance. This oversight leads to a memory leak, which could potentially impact system stability or resource availability 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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