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CVE-2026-43270: media: mtk-mdp: Fix a reference leak bug in mtk_mdp_remove()

• 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: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-mdp: Fix a reference leak bug in mtk_mdp_remove() In mtk_mdp_probe(), vpu_get_plat_device() increases the reference count of the returned platform device. Add platform_device_put() to prevent reference leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.10 before 5.10.252; from 5.11 before 5.15.202; from 5.16 before 6.1.165; from 6.2 before 6.6.128; from 6.7 before 6.12.75; from 6.13 before 6.18.16 — fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d93758f42a57f3485534eab858b308e41653de4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403b7c757ac9f6b2ffb7d00ff4795a245f5e8911
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f2a51433a3a65d16975d1e32052d80656da077d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/564fd3a63efc3ebbdb5d0a8fc7c0d3f753fbbd5d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a62ba5aa9ee95fd953583e95e519badf0b76ecf3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44beed2e5caf2cbbe651432baa3a129f18b0169
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd530e29bd514d7187b3e2df8eb2107419c7988f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f128bab57b8018e526b7eda854ca20069863af47

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