CVE-2026-43183: media: cx25821: Fix a resource leak in cx25821_dev_setup()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 071bfc6e723aabbbf08f0d439fb913cd01eb8de2, 4010e596d23cda6de65acb14f7fd4ce8289f1d49, 68cd8ac994cac38a305200f638b30e13c690753b.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 071bfc6e723aabbbf08f0d439fb913cd01eb8de2, 4010e596d23cda6de65acb14f7fd4ce8289f1d49, 68cd8ac994cac38a305200f638b30e13c690753b or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx25821: Fix a resource leak in cx25821_dev_setup() Add release_mem_region() if ioremap() fails to release the memory region obtained by cx25821_get_resources().
- Published
- May 6, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 2th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel2.6.32 and later · before 5.10.252
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.202
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.165
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.128
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.75
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.16
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.6
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 2.6.32affected
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before 9f1c926248bde95a77ca104ab525467470607836affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before 071bfc6e723aabbbf08f0d439fb913cd01eb8de2affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before f7759eb6738ee9fc296f6ab1705c6809947976f3affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before 4010e596d23cda6de65acb14f7fd4ce8289f1d49affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before e220ec4c4596d634685b8a08d79ad876a720b466affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before b7210170b10e2d17f7a4f6b9d39cc092442db860affected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before 80ce3797dc99dae4ce8b939626b891c9eb85139faffected · git
- 02b20b0b4cde011f7ad6b5363fb88b93f7ad4e5b and later · before 68cd8ac994cac38a305200f638b30e13c690753baffected · git
- before 2.6.32not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.170-1 | 6.1.170-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.85-1 | 6.12.85-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 6.19.6-1 | 6.19.6-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-43181May 6, 2026 · gpio: sysfs: fix chip removal with GPIOs exported over sysfs22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-43182May 6, 2026 · media: ccs: Avoid possible division by zero22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-43184May 6, 2026 · rnbd-srv: Zero the rsp buffer before using it30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 071bfc6e723aabbbf08f0d439fb913cd01eb8de2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4010e596d23cda6de65acb14f7fd4ce8289f1d49 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 68cd8ac994cac38a305200f638b30e13c690753b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 80ce3797dc99dae4ce8b939626b891c9eb85139f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9f1c926248bde95a77ca104ab525467470607836 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b7210170b10e2d17f7a4f6b9d39cc092442db860 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e220ec4c4596d634685b8a08d79ad876a720b466 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f7759eb6738ee9fc296f6ab1705c6809947976f3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.170-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0196 · May 8, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4010e596d23cda6de65acb14f7fd4ce8289f1d49
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68cd8ac994cac38a305200f638b30e13c690753b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ce3797dc99dae4ce8b939626b891c9eb85139f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1c926248bde95a77ca104ab525467470607836
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7210170b10e2d17f7a4f6b9d39cc092442db860
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e220ec4c4596d634685b8a08d79ad876a720b466
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7759eb6738ee9fc296f6ab1705c6809947976f3
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.