PT-2026-37610 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-43270
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Published
2025-10-08
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Updated
2026-08-23
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A reference leak exists in the Linux kernel within the mtk-mdp media component. The
vpu get plat device() function, called during mtk mdp probe(), increases the reference count of the returned platform device, but this count is not properly decreased in mtk mdp remove(), leading to a leak.Recommendations
Add the
platform device put() function to mtk mdp remove() to ensure the platform device reference count is correctly decremented.Exploit
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu