CVE-2022-50254

media: ov8865: Fix an error handling path in ov8865_probe()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

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.

Affected

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

5.17 ≤ v < 6.0.75.17 ≤ v < 6.15.176.1 rc173dcffeb2ff98e8181b43e9d9faad042ddcb7f60
Vendor states this is fixed in 080e0b7404850406628674b07286f16cc389a892 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1f55a2273a7b41895ea6272e51ccb1d797cfd39b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/080e0b7404850406628674b07286f16cc389a892
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f55a2273a7b41895ea6272e51ccb1d797cfd39b

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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