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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-54078

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

Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-54078. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Linux Linux 66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e65466d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654

How to fix CVE-2023-54078

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-54078 lists a fix boundary at 19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-54078. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654 66d8c9d2422da21ed41f75c03ba0685987b65fe0 <19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-54078

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-54078

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60367

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026