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CVE-2026-53379: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls()

• 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: 2026-07-19 · updated 2026-07-29
• Weakness: CWE-908

Description

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.

Affected products

• 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 — fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 6.6.140, 7.0.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.12.90, 6.18.32. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3

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