CVE-2026-53379In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() The control handler wasn't freed if adding controls fai…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() The control handler wasn't freed if adding controls failed, add an error exit label and convert the existing error return to use it.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-908
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.1 before 5.15.209; from 5.16 before 6.1.175; from 6.2 before 6.6.140; from 6.7 before 6.12.90; from 6.13 before 6.18.32; from 6.19 before 7.0.9 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3patch
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