CVE-2023-53300

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.5

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

media: hi846: Fix memleak in hi846_init_controls()

hi846_init_controls doesn't clean the allocated ctrl_hdlr in case there is a failure, which causes memleak. Add v4l2_ctrl_handler_free to free the resource properly.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 6.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 16, 2025

Last Modified

January 14, 2026

References (4)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f0f15e5db60c5b0722049d3251ef4a46dc3b76
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a80b1490e398f5ad7157508cf32b73511de5fc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2649c1a20e8e399ee955d0e22192f9992662c3d2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22e8c8c38fb40f130d3a60e52c59996a5bbae9

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (Memory Leak)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-53300?

CVE-2023-53300 is a medium vulnerability published on September 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: hi846: Fix memleak in hi846initcontrols() hi846initcontrols doesn't clean the allocated ctrl_hdlr in case there is a failure, which causes memleak. Add v4l2ctrlhandler_free to free the resource properly.

When was CVE-2023-53300 disclosed?

CVE-2023-53300 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 16, 2025, with the most recent update on January 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-53300 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53300 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-53300?

CVE-2023-53300 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-53300?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53300, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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