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CVE-2023-53437: media: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors If the source entity does not contain any pads, do not create a link.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 4.14.308; from 4.15 before 4.19.276; from 4.20 before 5.4.235; from 5.5 before 5.10.173; from 5.11 before 5.15.100; from 5.16 before 6.1.18 — fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.10.173, 5.15.100, 5.4.235, 6.1.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.10.173, 5.15.100. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11196ee3916e50a5da3c1e6ecda19a02dca14ba3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a76cfc388cf105d3e04ac592670a52a3864b1ba
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2914259fcea23971c6fed8b2618d3a729a78c365
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a8d11d28b57656cebfbd4c0b8b76f6ad5b017d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ddb251c68ac75c101d3a50a68c4629c9055e4c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4e6ca62e77539d4df8d13137e2683b10baddd9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f4a424af5879baefb0fb8a8a09b09ea1779483
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8aa2e1ae6426d7cbddf1735aed1a63ddf0e6909

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