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CVE-2022-50759: media: i2c: ov5648: Free V4L2 fwnode data on unbind

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: ov5648: Free V4L2 fwnode data on unbind The V4L2 fwnode data structure doesn't get freed on unbind, which leads to a memleak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.12 — fixed in 6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a54b72868930f07935accaf95ec4df639324940
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a34fd4d9b548789d4a2018940edbec86282ed3b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95770e4fc172696dcb1450893cda7d6324d96fc

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