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Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-54208media: ov5675: Fix memleak in ov5675_init_controls()

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A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ov5675: Fix memleak in ov5675_init_controls() There is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/ov5675.c with bpf mock device: AssertionError: unreferenced object 0xffff888107362160 (size 16): comm "python3", pid 277, jiffies 4294832798 (age 20.722s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000abe7d67c>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0 [<000000008a725aac>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180 [<000000009a53cd11>] v4l2_ctrl_handler_init_class+0x11d/0x180 [videodev] [<0000000055b46db0>] ov5675_probe+0x38b/0x897 [ov5675] [<00000000153d886c>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680 [<000000004afb7e8f>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0 [<00000000ff2f18e4>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170 [<000000000a001029>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x120 [<00000000e39743c7>] __device_attach_driver+0xf7/0x150 [<00000000d32fd070>] bus_for_each_drv+0x114/0x180 [<000000009083ac41>] __device_attach+0x1e5/0x2d0 [<0000000015b4a830>] bus_probe_device+0x126/0x140 [<000000007813deaf>] device_add+0x810/0x1130 [<000000007becb867>] i2c_new_client_device+0x386/0x540 [<000000007f9cf4b4>] of_i2c_register_device+0xf1/0x110 [<00000000ebfdd032>] of_i2c_notify+0xfc/0x1f0 ov5675_init_controls() won't clean all the allocated resources in fail path, which may causes the memleaks. Add v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() to prevent memleak.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54208
Debian:13linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54208
Debian:14linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-75.82UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1038.43UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1040.47UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1041.48.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1036.44UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1036.41UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1022.27UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1032.35UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1033.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1035.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-75.82UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1027.27UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1037.43UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1032.35UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54208

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux bf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before 086a80b842bcb621d6c4eedad20683f1f674d0c2bf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before bcae9115a163198dce9126aa8bedc1c007ec30edbf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before ba54908ae8225d58f1830edb394d4153bcb7d0aabf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before 49b849824b9862f177fc77fc92ef95ec54566ecfbf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before 7a36a6be694df87d019663863b922913947b42afbf27502b1f3bf8095bf81736e506d354a2ce9ec4 – before dd74ed6c213003533e3abf4c204374ef01d86978
Linux Linux 5.4

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