CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-43202
MediumSummary
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel related to the failure to free memory in case of an error. Specifically, the screen buffer fbi->fb.screen_buffer is allocated using dma_alloc_coherent() but is not freed if an error occurs.
Risk Assessment
Failure to free memory may lead to memory leaks, which can affect system stability and application performance in the long run.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and ensure proper memory management.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: vt8500lcdfb: fix missing dma_free_coherent() fbi->fb.screen_buffer is allocated with dma_alloc_coherent() but is not freed if the error path is reached.