#VU115769 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53349
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115769
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53349
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 repository.
External links
- 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