CVE-2026-45928

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

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix memory leak on codec_info allocation failure In wave5_vpu_open_enc() and wave5_vpu_open_dec(), a vpu instance is allocated via kzalloc(). If the subsequent allocation for inst->codec_info fails, the functions return -ENOMEM without freeing the previously allocated instance, causing a memory leak. Fix this by calling kfree() on the instance in this error path to ensure it is properly released.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.146.19 ≤ v < 6.19.46.8 ≤ v < 6.12.756.8 ≤ v < 6.18.146.8 ≤ v < 6.19.46.8 ≤ v < 7.06.89707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c
Vendor states this is fixed in 1de71556cbd6e1d0d26fb86b9b3bb8caa0df8495 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 32e9e45cf7e3422d21fa64535588d3572faf71c3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 52defdd4034db1a34bb48006f889d66a3629224b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a519e21e32398459ba357e67b541402f7295ee1b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-401

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