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: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-908
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