Linux Kernel up to 6.18.8 tve memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component tve. The manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-23170. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component tve. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imx/tve: fix probe device leak Make sure to drop the reference taken to the DDC device during probe on probe failure (e.g. probe deferral) and on driver unbind.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-23170 since 01/13/2026. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299317 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-23170), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.69 or 6.18.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f212652982c6725986cfa42fbf10d1dfa92c010e/52755c5680ce333b33d0750a200fbc99420ed2b2/4aaff8f6ab38f81e00ab8aa1fcfb7eb20cd87ba1/9a15d3fdc22d48f597792aee0cf1bf0947fc62e6/77365382585b40559d63538d09e26e4b2af28fbc/ca68745e820ecd210e3ab018497c9e6b69025c4b/e535c23513c63f02f67e3e09e0787907029efeaf is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (299317) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0421). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Container-Optimized OS
  • Debian Linux
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 299317
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-23170

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.249/5.15.199/6.1.162/6.6.123/6.12.69/6.18.9
Patch: f212652982c6725986cfa42fbf10d1dfa92c010e/52755c5680ce333b33d0750a200fbc99420ed2b2/4aaff8f6ab38f81e00ab8aa1fcfb7eb20cd87ba1/9a15d3fdc22d48f597792aee0cf1bf0947fc62e6/77365382585b40559d63538d09e26e4b2af28fbc/ca68745e820ecd210e3ab018497c9e6b69025c4b/e535c23513c63f02f67e3e09e0787907029efeaf

Timelineinfo

01/13/2026 CVE reserved
02/14/2026 +32 days Advisory disclosed
02/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/05/2026 +80 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-23170 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-23170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346092
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0421 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2026 19:07
Updated: 05/05/2026 19:29
Changes: 02/14/2026 19:07 (58), 02/18/2026 05:56 (2), 02/19/2026 13:04 (1), 03/19/2026 06:12 (10), 04/13/2026 05:34 (7), 05/05/2026 19:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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