CVE-2026-23170 drm/imx/tve: fix probe device leak
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's i.MX TVE driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service during probe failures or unbinding.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-23170?
CVE-2026-23170 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23170?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-23170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-23170, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23170, GHSA-h3xv-g92m-m7cv, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-23170, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-23170, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23170.