CVE-2023-53300
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-16
Last updated on: 2025-12-02
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: hi846: Fix memleak in hi846_init_controls()
hi846_init_controls doesn't clean the allocated ctrl_hdlr
in case there is a failure, which causes memleak. Add
v4l2_ctrl_handler_free to free the resource properly.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.28 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.2.15 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.3 (inc) to 6.3.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's hi846 media driver. Specifically, the function hi846_init_controls() does not properly free allocated resources (ctrl_hdlr) when an error occurs, leading to a memory leak. The fix involves adding a call to v4l2_ctrl_handler_free to properly release the allocated memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing instability if the leaked memory accumulates significantly.
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