CVE-2026-43004 spi: stm32-ospi: Fix resource leak in remove() callback

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A resource leak in the STM32 OSPI driver's remove callback can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

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-2026-43004?

CVE-2026-43004 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 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: stm32-ospi: Fix resource leak in remove() callback

The remove() callback returned early if pm_runtime_resume_and_get() failed, skipping the cleanup of spi controller and other resources.

Remove the early return so cleanup completes regardless of PM resume result.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43004?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43004?

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-2026-43004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43004, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43004, GHSA-f6wf-6gm7-qhgp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43004.

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