#VU116700 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53637
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116700
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-2023-53637
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 ov772x_probe() function in drivers/media/i2c/ov772x.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/1da495101ef7507eb4f4b1dbec2874d740eff251
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448ce1cd50387b1345ec14eb191ef05f7afc2a26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7485edb2b6ca5960205c0a49bedfd09bba30e521
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac93f8ac66e60227bed42d5a023f0e6c15b52c0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86d760c1c6855a6131e78d0ddacc48c79324ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3b6011d7a9f149489eb9420c6305a779162c57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfaafeb8e9537969e8dba75491f732478c7fa9d6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173