CVE-2022-49953: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced a new error handling path which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.16 before 5.19.8; 6.0-rc1, 6.0-rc2, 6.0-rc3 — fixed in 5.19.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.19.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/160905549e663019e26395ed9d66c24ee2cf5187
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f7f49d8135cfe137c81316af64678f4dca1b82b

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