SB2025091843 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media i2c driver
Published: September 18, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091843
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-2023-53349)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ov2740_init_controls() function in drivers/media/i2c/ov2740.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/2d899592ed7829d0d5140853bac4d58742a6b8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3969b2ebc66039306f505c7c630c5530800f83c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c405ee63447f14eefcfe12a18aa749abbd596ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a163ee11345d8322321c28bd61631de32455b987
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc33380ae06f438b652f66b9370b543976ac8a03
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16