CVE-2026-43242 — soc: ti: k3-socinfo: Fix regmap leak on probe failure
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: k3-socinfo: Fix regmap leak on probe failure The mmio regmap allocated during probe is never freed. Switch to using the device managed allocator so that the regmap is released on probe failures (e.g. probe deferral) and on driver unbind.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 06100e642f4b83ec758744e5f992d7a2039ec98f and < eaa16059f9af26d8b8a6f3e887649f58e8ca96c9version 6.15≥ 6.14.9 and < 6.15≥ 6.12.31 and < 6.12.75≥ 6.6.93 and < 6.6.128≥ 6.1.141 and < 6.1.165≥ 5.15.185 and < 5.15.202≥ 5.10.238 and < 5.10.252 and 8 moreversion 5108fd2c67647a0b0f65c7c125ef8978b23a68f8≥ a5caf03188e44388e8c618dcbe5fffad1a249385 and < c933138d45176780fabbbe7da263e04d5b3e525d≥ a5caf03188e44388e8c618dcbe5fffad1a249385 and < bbaa9e615608c204d384a7d4b1a434580a142d4c≥ a5caf03188e44388e8c618dcbe5fffad1a249385 and < ab1ac24c407e4df326d7154a4deadd444e9209d9≥ 3314310b3f3e69961f421a123ccb1ea9669d75c4 and < d451bf970a0c54b586f8b3161261bdf35d463c99≥ 5f496a9f1c8c7a58f35a8b6bcb826e23c2d58ec0 and < 458136527fe127fd051c1c9537f4540849780d70≥ db5833217f133b74fb76c75c45be07c881d4d985 and < b1006b5892ec8a95d039a89b47e6fd69cf607405≥ c7e8e3e3591cbda98ebe6221e3cc8a971b8eed6e and < c97c21d342838b2a7787b0f1d6ad417e85c906f6 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 5.10.238 and < 5.10.252≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.6≥ 6.14.9 and < 6.18.16≥ 6.12.31 and < 6.12.75≥ 6.6.93 and < 6.6.128≥ 6.1.141 and < 6.1.165≥ 5.15.185 and < 5.15.202 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.16%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c97c21d342838b2a7787b0f1d6ad417e85c906f6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/458136527fe127fd051c1c9537f4540849780d70
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c933138d45176780fabbbe7da263e04d5b3e525d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbaa9e615608c204d384a7d4b1a434580a142d4c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1006b5892ec8a95d039a89b47e6fd69cf607405
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1ac24c407e4df326d7154a4deadd444e9209d9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d451bf970a0c54b586f8b3161261bdf35d463c99
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa16059f9af26d8b8a6f3e887649f58e8ca96c9
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-43242 is "soc: ti: k3-socinfo: Fix regmap leak on probe failure", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.16% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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