CVE-2023-53637: media: i2c: ov772x: Fix memleak in ov772x_probe()

Published Oct 7, 2025
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Updated

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

media: i2c: ov772x: Fix memleak in ov772xprobe()

A memory leak was reported when testing ov772x with bpf mock device:

AssertionError: unreferenced object 0xffff888109afa7a8 (size 8): comm "python3", pid 279, jiffies 4294805921 (age 20.681s) hex dump (first 8 bytes): 80 22 88 15 81 88 ff ff ."...... backtrace: [<000000009990b438>] kmallocnode+0x44/0x1b0 [<000000009e32f7d7>] kvmallocnode+0x34/0x180 [<00000000faf48134>] v4l2ctrlhandlerinitclass+0x11d/0x180 [videodev] [<00000000da376937>] ov772xprobe+0x1c3/0x68c [ov772x] [<000000003f0d225e>] i2cdeviceprobe+0x28d/0x680 [<00000000e0b6db89>] reallyprobe+0x17c/0x3f0 [<000000001b19fcee>] driverprobedevice+0xe3/0x170 [<0000000048370519>] driverprobedevice+0x49/0x120 [<000000005ead07a0>] deviceattachdriver+0xf7/0x150 [<0000000043f452b8>] busforeachdrv+0x114/0x180 [<00000000358e5596>] deviceattach+0x1e5/0x2d0 [<0000000043f83c5d>] busprobedevice+0x126/0x140 [<00000000ee0f3046>] deviceadd+0x810/0x1130 [<00000000e0278184>] i2cnewclientdevice+0x359/0x4f0 [<0000000070baf34f>] ofi2cregisterdevice+0xf1/0x110 [<00000000a9f2159d>] ofi2cnotify+0x100/0x160 unreferenced object 0xffff888119825c00 (size 256): comm "python3", pid 279, jiffies 4294805921 (age 20.681s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 b4 a5 17 81 88 ff ff 00 5e 82 19 81 88 ff ff .........^...... 10 5c 82 19 81 88 ff ff 10 5c 82 19 81 88 ff ff .\.......\...... backtrace: [<000000009990b438>] kmallocnode+0x44/0x1b0 [<000000009e32f7d7>] kvmallocnode+0x34/0x180 [<0000000073d88e0b>] v4l2ctrlnew.cold+0x19b/0x86f [videodev] [<00000000b1f576fb>] v4l2ctrlnewstd+0x16f/0x210 [videodev] [<00000000caf7ac99>] ov772xprobe+0x1fa/0x68c [ov772x] [<000000003f0d225e>] i2cdeviceprobe+0x28d/0x680 [<00000000e0b6db89>] reallyprobe+0x17c/0x3f0 [<000000001b19fcee>] driverprobedevice+0xe3/0x170 [<0000000048370519>] driverprobedevice+0x49/0x120 [<000000005ead07a0>] deviceattachdriver+0xf7/0x150 [<0000000043f452b8>] busforeachdrv+0x114/0x180 [<00000000358e5596>] deviceattach+0x1e5/0x2d0 [<0000000043f83c5d>] busprobedevice+0x126/0x140 [<00000000ee0f3046>] deviceadd+0x810/0x1130 [<00000000e0278184>] i2cnewclientdevice+0x359/0x4f0 [<0000000070baf34f>] ofi2cregisterdevice+0xf1/0x110

The reason is that if priv->hdl.error is set, ov772xprobe() jumps to the errormutexdestroy without doing v4l2ctrlhandlerfree(), and all resources allocated in v4l2ctrlhandlerinit() and v4l2ctrlnewstd() are leaked.

Affected Software

7 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=4.17<4.19.276
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.235
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.173
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.99
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.16
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.2.3

Event History

Oct 7, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:19 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-53637?

CVE-2023-53637 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential impact of memory leaks in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-53637?

To fix CVE-2023-53637, update your Linux kernel to the latest version where the vulnerability has been patched.

3

What component of the Linux kernel is affected by CVE-2023-53637?

CVE-2023-53637 affects the media I2C driver specifically related to the ov772x camera sensor.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-53637?

CVE-2023-53637 is a memory leak vulnerability that occurs during the probe process of the ov772x driver.

5

Which versions of the Linux kernel are influenced by CVE-2023-53637?

CVE-2023-53637 affects various versions of the Linux kernel that include the affected ov772x driver.

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