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CVE-2023-54078: media: max9286: Free control handler

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: max9286: Free control handler The control handler is leaked in some probe-time error paths, as well as in the remove path. Fix it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.9 — fixed in 6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f25f99dacc72bce7d4128f7a254b23f1a343cc7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ad4b8c4552b4096dfc86531462dc1899f96af94
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9fc6c473210138eff3425a6136f0a9bf4eb0ae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3a907cf69f804eb41ece5c079720d1a6a15aa1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfce6a12e5ba1edde95126aa06778027f16115d4

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