CVE-2026-23182 spi: tegra: Fix a memory leak in tegra_slink_probe()
A memory leak in the Tegra SPI driver probe function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-23182?
CVE-2026-23182 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, 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:
spi: tegra: Fix a memory leak in tegra_slink_probe()
In tegra_slink_probe(), when platform_get_irq() fails, it directly returns from the function with an error code, which causes a memory leak.
Replace it with a goto label to ensure proper cleanup.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23182?
How do I fix CVE-2026-23182?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-23182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-23182, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23182, GHSA-rwhg-vqv9-mjpv, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-23182, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-23182, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-23182 and 2 more.