# CVE-2023-52459: media: v4l: async: Fix duplicated list deletion

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-23 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l: async: Fix duplicated list deletion The list deletion call dropped here is already called from the helper function in the line before. Having a second list_del() call results in either a warning (with CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST=y): list_del corruption, c46c8198->next is LIST_POISON1 (00000100) If CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST is disabled the operation results in a kernel error due to NULL pointer dereference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7062628caeaec90e8f691ebab2d70f31b7b6b91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49d82811428469566667f22749610b8c132cdb3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3de6ee94aae701fa949cd3b5df6b6a440ddfb8f2

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