# CVE-2023-54183: media: v4l2-core: Fix a potential resource leak in v4l2\_fwnode\_parse\_link()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-core: Fix a potential resource leak in v4l2_fwnode_parse_link() If fwnode_graph_get_remote_endpoint() fails, 'fwnode' is known to be NULL, so fwnode_handle_put() is a no-op. Release the reference taken from a previous fwnode_graph_get_port_parent() call instead. Also handle fwnode_graph_get_port_parent() failures. In order to fix these issues, add an error handling path to the function and the needed gotos.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2342942331e1f034ff58f293e10d0d9b7581601f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc5ffaf8ac4f3e7a1fcd10a0a0e7b022b694877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8a8f75fce049bdb3144b607deefe51e996b9660
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf058833b6f3fe7beabf738110f79bb987c8fff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25afb3e03bf8ab02567af4b6ffbfd6250a91a9f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1696f7f92e8404940d51dec80a123aa18163a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a1cd87bb9fa3149ee112ecb8058908dc9b520e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b13edd4cb4bfa335b6008ab867ac28582d3e5c

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