CVE-2022-50882

Linux Kernel 5.12-5.15.75 5.16-5.19.17 5.20-6.0.3 - Memory Leak in UVC Video GPIO IRQ Handling

Title source: llm

Description

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")

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c5da92103bddd1f0c36cb69446ff7cae3043986

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb8f32ae4b10a48c433f2da1b1159521ac24674

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7ae8d982a89b3b43b36ec7d62a2e3d06ffa16e

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f078457f18f10696888f8d0e6aba9deb9cde92

Scores

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 7.1%

Details

Status published

Products (13)

linux/Kernel 5.12.0 - 5.15.75linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.19.17linux

linux/Kernel 5.20.0 - 6.0.3linux

Linux/Linux < 5.12

Linux/Linux 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28 - 4a7ae8d982a89b3b43b36ec7d62a2e3d06ffa16e

Linux/Linux 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28 - 6c5da92103bddd1f0c36cb69446ff7cae3043986

Linux/Linux 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28 - deb8f32ae4b10a48c433f2da1b1159521ac24674

Linux/Linux 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28 - f0f078457f18f10696888f8d0e6aba9deb9cde92

Linux/Linux 5.12

Linux/Linux 5.15.75 - 5.15.*

... and 3 more

Published Dec 30, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026