SB2025102313 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media i2c driver
Published: October 23, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025102313
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-2023-53700)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the max9286_v4l2_register() function in drivers/media/i2c/max9286.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/505ff3a0c5951684c3a43094ca4c1a74683d5681
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5897fe3ebe8252993579e1bee715ebfe5504e052
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e31213fa017c20ccc989033a5f4a626473aa2ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724039e013b34f46344abdbf8c74e6a65a828327
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8636c5fc7658c7c6299fb8b352d24ea4b9ba99e2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3