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Unscored CVE-2023-53700 EUVD-2023-60028GHSA-9vc2-g7hx-x44h

media: max9286: Fix memleak in max9286_v4l2_register()

Published Oct 22, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: max9286: Fix memleak in max9286_v4l2_register()

There is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/max9286.c with bpf mock
device:

kmemleak: 5 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak)

unreferenced object 0xffff88810defc400 (size 256):
comm "python3", pid 278, jiffies 4294737563 (age 31.978s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
28 06 a7 0a 81 88 ff ff 00 fe 22 12 81 88 ff ff (.........".....
10 c4 ef 0d 81 88 ff ff 10 c4 ef 0d 81 88 ff ff ................
backtrace:
[<00000000191de6a7>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0
[<000000002f4912b7>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180
[<0000000057dc4cae>] v4l2_ctrl_new+0x325/0x10f0 [videodev]
[<0000000026030272>] v4l2_ctrl_new_std+0x16f/0x210 [videodev]
[<00000000f0d9ea2f>] max9286_probe+0x76e/0xbff [max9286]
[<00000000ea8f6455>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680
[<0000000087529af3>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0
[<00000000b08be526>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170
[<000000004382edea>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x120
[<000000007bde528a>] __device_attach_driver+0xf7/0x150
[<000000009f9c6ab4>] bus_for_each_drv+0x114/0x180
[<00000000c8aaf588>] __device_attach+0x1e5/0x2d0
[<0000000041cc06b9>] bus_probe_device+0x126/0x140
[<000000002309860d>] device_add+0x810/0x1130
[<000000002827bf98>] i2c_new_client_device+0x359/0x4f0
[<00000000593bdc85>] of_i2c_register_device+0xf1/0x110

max9286_v4l2_register() calls v4l2_ctrl_new_std(), but won't free the
created v412_ctrl when fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id() failed, which
causes the memleak. Call v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() to free the v412_ctrl.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.9 5.10.173

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.1.20-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.20-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.20-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1019.21 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-75.82 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1038.43 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1040.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1041.48.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1036.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1036.41 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1022.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1032.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1033.38 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1035.40 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1027.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1037.43 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1038.43~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1040.47~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1036.44~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-75.82~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1033.38~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1015.15~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1037.43~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1035.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1033.35 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1040.45 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.136.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_32 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46 1-150400.9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1

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