PT-2026-43788 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-45921
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Published
2026-01-22
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Updated
2026-08-19
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 memory leak occurs in the
mtd parser tplink safeloader parse() function. The function allocates a buffer buf using mtd parser tplink safeloader read table(). If the allocation for parts[idx].name fails during the loop execution, the system jumps to the err free label without releasing buf, resulting in a memory leak.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu