#VU122851 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23170
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122851
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23170
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the imx_tve_probe() function in drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-tve.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaff8f6ab38f81e00ab8aa1fcfb7eb20cd87ba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52755c5680ce333b33d0750a200fbc99420ed2b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77365382585b40559d63538d09e26e4b2af28fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a15d3fdc22d48f597792aee0cf1bf0947fc62e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca68745e820ecd210e3ab018497c9e6b69025c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e535c23513c63f02f67e3e09e0787907029efeaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f212652982c6725986cfa42fbf10d1dfa92c010e