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CVE-2026-23170: drm/imx/tve: fix probe device leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 3.10 before 5.10.249; from 5.11 before 5.15.199; from 5.16 before 6.1.162; from 6.2 before 6.6.123; from 6.7 before 6.12.69; from 6.13 before 6.18.9 — fixed in 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.12.69, 6.18.9, 6.6.123

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.12.69. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaff8f6ab38f81e00ab8aa1fcfb7eb20cd87ba1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52755c5680ce333b33d0750a200fbc99420ed2b2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77365382585b40559d63538d09e26e4b2af28fbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a15d3fdc22d48f597792aee0cf1bf0947fc62e6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca68745e820ecd210e3ab018497c9e6b69025c4b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e535c23513c63f02f67e3e09e0787907029efeaf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f212652982c6725986cfa42fbf10d1dfa92c010e

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