CVE-2026-45928

kernel: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix memory leak on codec_info allocation failure

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Severity

Unknown

Red Hat Product Security

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CVSS

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Published · May 27, 2026

Updated · June 28, 2026

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.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime