CVE-2023-53300

MEDIUM EPSS 3.3%
Published Sep 16, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 16, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.28
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.15
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.3  –  <6.3.2

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f0f15e5db60c5b0722049d3251ef4a46dc3b76
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a80b1490e398f5ad7157508cf32b73511de5fc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2649c1a20e8e399ee955d0e22192f9992662c3d2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22e8c8c38fb40f130d3a60e52c59996a5bbae9
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f0f15e5db60c5b0722049d3251ef4a46dc3b76
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a80b1490e398f5ad7157508cf32b73511de5fc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2649c1a20e8e399ee955d0e22192f9992662c3d2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22e8c8c38fb40f130d3a60e52c59996a5bbae9
    Patch