SB20251230101 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media v4l2-core driver
Published: December 30, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251230101
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-2023-54183)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the v4l2_fwnode_parse_link() function in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.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/2342942331e1f034ff58f293e10d0d9b7581601f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25afb3e03bf8ab02567af4b6ffbfd6250a91a9f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc5ffaf8ac4f3e7a1fcd10a0a0e7b022b694877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf058833b6f3fe7beabf738110f79bb987c8fff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b13edd4cb4bfa335b6008ab867ac28582d3e5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8a8f75fce049bdb3144b607deefe51e996b9660
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a1cd87bb9fa3149ee112ecb8058908dc9b520e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1696f7f92e8404940d51dec80a123aa18163a8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16