{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2023-53700",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2025-10-22T13:21:37.345Z",
        "datePublished": "2025-10-22T13:23:39.560Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:50:10.935Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
                "shortName": "Linux",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:50:10.935Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: max9286: Fix memleak in max9286_v4l2_register()\n\nThere is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/max9286.c with bpf mock\ndevice:\n\nkmemleak: 5 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak)\n\nunreferenced object 0xffff88810defc400 (size 256):\n  comm \"python3\", pid 278, jiffies 4294737563 (age 31.978s)\n  hex dump (first 32 bytes):\n    28 06 a7 0a 81 88 ff ff 00 fe 22 12 81 88 ff ff  (.........\".....\n    10 c4 ef 0d 81 88 ff ff 10 c4 ef 0d 81 88 ff ff  ................\n  backtrace:\n    [<00000000191de6a7>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0\n    [<000000002f4912b7>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180\n    [<0000000057dc4cae>] v4l2_ctrl_new+0x325/0x10f0 [videodev]\n    [<0000000026030272>] v4l2_ctrl_new_std+0x16f/0x210 [videodev]\n    [<00000000f0d9ea2f>] max9286_probe+0x76e/0xbff [max9286]\n    [<00000000ea8f6455>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680\n    [<0000000087529af3>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0\n    [<00000000b08be526>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170\n    [<000000004382edea>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x120\n    [<000000007bde528a>] __device_attach_driver+0xf7/0x150\n    [<000000009f9c6ab4>] bus_for_each_drv+0x114/0x180\n    [<00000000c8aaf588>] __device_attach+0x1e5/0x2d0\n    [<0000000041cc06b9>] bus_probe_device+0x126/0x140\n    [<000000002309860d>] device_add+0x810/0x1130\n    [<000000002827bf98>] i2c_new_client_device+0x359/0x4f0\n    [<00000000593bdc85>] of_i2c_register_device+0xf1/0x110\n\nmax9286_v4l2_register() calls v4l2_ctrl_new_std(), but won't free the\ncreated v412_ctrl when fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id() failed, which\ncauses the memleak. Call v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() to free the v412_ctrl."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0",
                            "lessThan": "505ff3a0c5951684c3a43094ca4c1a74683d5681",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0",
                            "lessThan": "5897fe3ebe8252993579e1bee715ebfe5504e052",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0",
                            "lessThan": "724039e013b34f46344abdbf8c74e6a65a828327",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0",
                            "lessThan": "5e31213fa017c20ccc989033a5f4a626473aa2ca",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0",
                            "lessThan": "8636c5fc7658c7c6299fb8b352d24ea4b9ba99e2",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "5.9",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "5.9",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.10.173",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.15.99",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.1.16",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.2.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "cpeApplicability": [
                {
                    "nodes": [
                        {
                            "operator": "OR",
                            "negate": false,
                            "cpeMatch": [
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.9",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.173"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.9",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.99"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.9",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.16"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.9",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.3"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.9",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.3"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505ff3a0c5951684c3a43094ca4c1a74683d5681"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5897fe3ebe8252993579e1bee715ebfe5504e052"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724039e013b34f46344abdbf8c74e6a65a828327"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e31213fa017c20ccc989033a5f4a626473aa2ca"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8636c5fc7658c7c6299fb8b352d24ea4b9ba99e2"
                }
            ],
            "title": "media: max9286: Fix memleak in max9286_v4l2_register()",
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
            }
        }
    }
}