FKIE_CVE-2023-54266

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:47
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-usb: m920x: Fix a potential memory leak in m920x_i2c_xfer() 'read' is freed when it is known to be NULL, but not when a read error occurs. Revert the logic to avoid a small leak, should a m920x_read() call fail.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b6e20ef0585a467c24c7e4fde28518e5b33225a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc9f11aeae2887a4db25c27323fc445f4b49e86
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4feed3dfca722c6d74865a37cab853c58e6aa190
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d6ef197c488cd852493b4a419274e3489da79d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ca7cd02114ac8caa6b0a64734b9af6be1559353
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809623fedc31f4e74039d93bb75a8993635d7534
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0178e938f110cdf6937f26975c0c951dbb1d9db
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d13a84874a2e0236c9325b3adc8e126d0888ad6b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9ef6c2e001c5dc94bee35ebd1c8a98621cf7b8
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: dvb-usb: m920x: Fix a potential memory leak in m920x_i2c_xfer()\n\n\u0027read\u0027 is freed when it is known to be NULL, but not when a read error\noccurs.\n\nRevert the logic to avoid a small leak, should a m920x_read() call fail."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmedia: dvb-usb: m920x: Corrige una posible fuga de memoria en m920x_i2c_xfer()\n\n\u0027read\u0027 se libera cuando se sabe que es NULL, pero no cuando ocurre un error de lectura.\n\nRevierte la l\u00f3gica para evitar una peque\u00f1a fuga, en caso de que una llamada a m920x_read() falle."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2023-54266",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:47:07.393",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:15.410",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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