CVE-2025-38228: media: imagination: fix a potential memory leak in e5010_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: 2025-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imagination: fix a potential memory leak in e5010_probe() Add video_device_release() to release the memory allocated by video_device_alloc() if something goes wrong.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.11 before 6.12.35; from 6.13 before 6.15.4 — fixed in 6.12.35, 6.15.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.35, 6.15.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a2bd7df402decbdefd0acb64ba4e17a0a2a4117
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609ba05b9484856b08869f827a6edee51d51b5f3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac3b9a91fa099d9bad29648127c0328d6c478c3

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