CVE-2023-53349

media: ov2740: Fix memleak in ov2740_init_controls()

Published Sep 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: ov2740: Fix memleak in ov2740_init_controls()

There is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/ov2740.c with bpf mock
device:

unreferenced object 0xffff8881090e19e0 (size 16):
comm "51-i2c-ov2740", pid 278, jiffies 4294781584 (age 23.613s)
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
00 f3 7c 0b 81 88 ff ff 80 75 6a 09 81 88 ff ff ..|......uj.....
backtrace:
[<000000004e9fad8f>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0
[<0000000039c802f4>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180
[<000000009b8b5c63>] v4l2_ctrl_handler_init_class+0x11d/0x180
[videodev]
[<0000000038644056>] ov2740_probe+0x37d/0x84f [ov2740]
[<0000000092489f59>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680
[<000000001038babe>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0
[<0000000098c7af1c>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170
[<00000000e1b3dc24>] device_driver_attach+0x34/0x80
[<000000005a04a34d>] bind_store+0x10b/0x1a0
[<00000000ce25d4f2>] drv_attr_store+0x49/0x70
[<000000007d9f4e9a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x8c/0xb0
[<00000000be6cff0f>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x216/0x2e0
[<0000000031ddb40a>] vfs_write+0x658/0x810
[<0000000041beecdd>] ksys_write+0xd6/0x1b0
[<0000000023755840>] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
[<00000000b2cc2da2>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

ov2740_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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-59977 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ov2740: Fix memleak in ov2740_init_controls() There is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/ov2740.c with bpf mock device: unreferenced object 0xffff8881090e19e0 (size 16): comm "51-i2c-ov2740", pid 278, jiffies 4294781584 (age 23.613s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 00 f3 7c 0b 81 88 ff ff 80 75 6a 09 81 88 ff ff ..|......uj..... backtrace: [<000000004e9fad8f>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0 [<0000000039c802f4>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180 [<000000009b8b5c63>] v4l2_ctrl_handler_init_class+0x11d/0x180 [videodev] [<0000000038644056>] ov2740_probe+0x37d/0x84f [ov2740] [<0000000092489f59>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680 [<000000001038babe>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0 [<0000000098c7af1c>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170 [<00000000e1b3dc24>] device_driver_attach+0x34/0x80 [<000000005a04a34d>] bind_store+0x10b/0x1a0 [<00000000ce25d4f2>] drv_attr_store+0x49/0x70 [<000000007d9f4e9a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x8c/0xb0 [<00000000be6cff0f>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x216/0x2e0 [<0000000031ddb40a>] vfs_write+0x658/0x810 [<0000000041beecdd>] ksys_write+0xd6/0x1b0 [<0000000023755840>] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [<00000000b2cc2da2>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd ov2740_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.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ov2740: Fix memleak in ov2740_init_controls() There is a kmemleak when testing the media/i2c/ov2740.c with bpf mock device: unreferenced object 0xffff8881090e19e0 (size 16): comm "51-i2c-ov2740", pid 278, jiffies 4294781584 (age 23.613s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 00 f3 7c 0b 81 88 ff ff 80 75 6a 09 81 88 ff ff ..|......uj..... backtrace: [<000000004e9fad8f>] __kmalloc_node+0x44/0x1b0 [<0000000039c802f4>] kvmalloc_node+0x34/0x180 [<000000009b8b5c63>] v4l2_ctrl_handler_init_class+0x11d/0x180 [videodev] [<0000000038644056>] ov2740_probe+0x37d/0x84f [ov2740] [<0000000092489f59>] i2c_device_probe+0x28d/0x680 [<000000001038babe>] really_probe+0x17c/0x3f0 [<0000000098c7af1c>] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x170 [<00000000e1b3dc24>] device_driver_attach+0x34/0x80 [<000000005a04a34d>] bind_store+0x10b/0x1a0 [<00000000ce25d4f2>] drv_attr_store+0x49/0x70 [<000000007d9f4e9a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x8c/0xb0 [<00000000be6cff0f>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x216/0x2e0 [<0000000031ddb40a>] vfs_write+0x658/0x810 [<0000000041beecdd>] ksys_write+0xd6/0x1b0 [<0000000023755840>] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [<00000000b2cc2da2>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd ov2740_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.
Title media: ov2740: Fix memleak in ov2740_init_controls()
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:43 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2025, 4:08 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 17, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 17, 2025, 12:00 AM