SB2025122640 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media i2c driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122640
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-2023-54078)
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/0f25f99dacc72bce7d4128f7a254b23f1a343cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ad4b8c4552b4096dfc86531462dc1899f96af94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9fc6c473210138eff3425a6136f0a9bf4eb0ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3a907cf69f804eb41ece5c079720d1a6a15aa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfce6a12e5ba1edde95126aa06778027f16115d4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.111
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4