CVE-2026-53379
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.1%
2.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-908
Published 2026-07-19 · modified 2026-07-29
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-07-19 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-29 — Last modified (NVD)
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
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3