Bug 2502187 (CVE-2026-53379) - CVE-2026-53379 kernel: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls()
Summary: CVE-2026-53379 kernel: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in o...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53379
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 11:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-20 13:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 11:01:25 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-07-20 13:17:12 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071947-CVE-2026-53379-316d@gregkh/T
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