CVE-2026-43297 media: rockchip: rga: Fix possible ERR_PTR dereference in rga_buf_init()

What is CVE-2026-43297?

CVE-2026-43297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 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:

media: rockchip: rga: Fix possible ERR_PTR dereference in rga_buf_init()

rga_get_frame() can return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL) when buffer type is unsupported or invalid. rga_buf_init() does not check the return value and unconditionally dereferences the pointer when accessing f->size.

Add proper ERR_PTR checking and return the error to prevent dereferencing an invalid pointer.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43297?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43297?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-43297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43297, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43297, GHSA-74vx-jmcf-f65x, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43297, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43297.