CVE-2022-50254
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Publication date: 2025-09-15

Last updated on: 2025-11-25

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ov8865: Fix an error handling path in ov8865_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced some new error handling which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.
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Published
2025-09-15
Last Modified
2025-11-25
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-15
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2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50254
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linux linux_kernel 6.1
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is related to the Linux kernel's media driver for the ov8865 device. It involves an error handling issue in the ov8865_probe() function where a new error handling path was introduced incorrectly, causing some resources to leak instead of being properly released.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is resource leakage in the Linux kernel when the ov8865_probe() function encounters errors. Resource leaks can lead to reduced system stability or performance degradation over time.

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