CVE-2023-53300

low-risk

Published 2025-09-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: hi846: Fix memleak in hi846_init_controls() hi846_init_controls doesn't clean the allocated ctrl_hdlr in case there is a failure, which causes memleak. Add v4l2_ctrl_handler_free to free the resource properly.

Do I need to act?

0.02% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f0f15e5db60c5b0722049d3251ef4a46dc3b76

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a80b1490e398f5ad7157508cf32b73511de5fc

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2649c1a20e8e399ee955d0e22192f9992662c3d2

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22e8c8c38fb40f130d3a60e52c59996a5bbae9

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal