Bug 2426184 (CVE-2022-50882) - CVE-2022-50882 kernel: media: uvcvideo: Fix memory leak in uvc_gpio_parse
Summary: CVE-2022-50882 kernel: media: uvcvideo: Fix memory leak in uvc_gpio_parse
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-50882
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-12-30 13:14 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-13 08:01 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-30 13:14:52 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: uvcvideo: Fix memory leak in uvc_gpio_parse

Previously the unit buffer was allocated before checking the IRQ for
privacy GPIO. In case of error, the unit buffer was leaked.

Allocate the unit buffer after the IRQ to avoid it.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1474639 ("Resource leak")
Comment 1 Alexander B 2025-12-31 03:05:49 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123025-CVE-2022-50882-6f82@gregkh/T
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