media: dvb-usb: m920x: Fix a potential memory leak in m920x_i2c_xfer()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00232 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 +9
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14.263 to before 4.14.326; 4.19.226 to before 4.19.295; 5.4.174 to before 5.4.257; 5.10.94 to before 5.10.195; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.132; 4.4.300 to before 4.5; 4.9.298 to before 4.10; 5.16.3 to before 5.17 | 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 4.5, 4.10, 5.17 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 and later | 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14.263 to before 4.14.326; 4.19.226 to before 4.19.295; 5.4.174 to before 5.4.257; 5.10.94 to before 5.10.195; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.132; 4.4.300 to before 4.5; 4.9.298 to before 4.10; 5.16.3 to before 5.17 Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 4.5, 4.10, 5.17 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.17 and later Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 4.5, 4.10, 5.17
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54266
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76fv-99ww-8hmg
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809623fedc31f4e74039d93bb75a8993635d7534
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0178e938f110cdf6937f26975c0c951dbb1d9db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d6ef197c488cd852493b4a419274e3489da79d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d13a84874a2e0236c9325b3adc8e126d0888ad6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ca7cd02114ac8caa6b0a64734b9af6be1559353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b6e20ef0585a467c24c7e4fde28518e5b33225a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4feed3dfca722c6d74865a37cab853c58e6aa190
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc9f11aeae2887a4db25c27323fc445f4b49e86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9ef6c2e001c5dc94bee35ebd1c8a98621cf7b8
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54266 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54266 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76fv-99ww-8hmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54266 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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