#VU120301 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54078
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120301
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-2023-54078
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 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 repository.
External links
- 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