CVE•Published 2026-07-19•Modified 2026-07-29•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53379Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
6
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 94% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-19
Modified 2026-07-29
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