CVE-2022-50254
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Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-11-25
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-NVD-CWE-noinfo |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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