# CVE-2023-54078: media: max9286: Free control handler

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3a907cf69f804eb41ece5c079720d1a6a15aa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ad4b8c4552b4096dfc86531462dc1899f96af94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9fc6c473210138eff3425a6136f0a9bf4eb0ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f25f99dacc72bce7d4128f7a254b23f1a343cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f36204dbe28bf4ec0149e87e9996a56af4e654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfce6a12e5ba1edde95126aa06778027f16115d4

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