SB2025100819 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media i2c driver
Published: October 8, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100819
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53637)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ov772x_probe() function in drivers/media/i2c/ov772x.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da495101ef7507eb4f4b1dbec2874d740eff251
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448ce1cd50387b1345ec14eb191ef05f7afc2a26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7485edb2b6ca5960205c0a49bedfd09bba30e521
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac93f8ac66e60227bed42d5a023f0e6c15b52c0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86d760c1c6855a6131e78d0ddacc48c79324ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3b6011d7a9f149489eb9420c6305a779162c57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfaafeb8e9537969e8dba75491f732478c7fa9d6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173