CVE-2022-49953
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Publication date: 2025-06-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-14

Assigner: kernel.org

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.
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Published
2025-06-18
Last Modified
2025-11-14
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2026-05-07
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2025-06-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2022-49953
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Showing 4 associated CPEs
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linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is in the Linux kernel's iio light cm3605 driver. It involves an error handling path in the cm3605_probe() function where a new error handling path introduced by a fix does not properly redirect to the existing error handling path, causing some resources to leak.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is resource leakage due to improper error handling in the cm3605_probe() function of the Linux kernel. This could potentially lead to reduced system stability or performance degradation over time if resources are not properly released.


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