What is CVE-2023-54078?

CVE-2023-54078 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.9 onward and patched in 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28 and others. CVE-2023-54078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54078?

CVE-2023-54078 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54078?

Yes, CVE-2023-54078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54078 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

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 the remove path. Fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.9

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.180 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.111 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.28 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.15 6.2.x ✓ 6.3.2 6.3.x ✓ 6.4

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54078 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f25f99dacc72bce7d4128f7a254b23f1a343cc7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ad4b8c4552b4096dfc86531462dc1899f96af94
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54078?

CVE-2023-54078 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.9 onward and has been patched in 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28 and others. CVE-2023-54078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54078?

Yes — CVE-2023-54078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54078 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-54078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.