CVE-2022-50175

media: tw686x: Fix memory leak in tw686x_video_init

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:22 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: tw686x: Fix memory leak in tw686x_video_init video_device_alloc() allocates memory for vdev, when video_register_device() fails, it doesn't release the memory and leads to memory leak, call video_device_release() to fix this.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.7 ≤ v < 5.10.1374.7 ≤ v < 5.15.614.7 ≤ v < 5.18.184.7 ≤ v < 5.19.24.7 ≤ v < 6.05.11 ≤ v < 5.15.615.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.24.7704a84ccdbf19fdce9adfda0b936dfdcac52fa49

Vendor states this is fixed in 0597bcf774896a002edcc7934a9cdbb932b66702 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 611f86965df013d6021e6cd0d155b1734ad2cf21 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8b412db51db24dfba22c96948580d4a12f831397 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c142a7531b90c6b0f946c82d3f504b3f36a207df (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e0b212ec9d8177d6f7c404315293f6a085d6ee42 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.7 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.137 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.61 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.18 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)