SB2025122657 - Memory leak in Linux kernel media i2c driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122657
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50759)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ov5648_remove() function in drivers/media/i2c/ov5648.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a54b72868930f07935accaf95ec4df639324940
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a34fd4d9b548789d4a2018940edbec86282ed3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95770e4fc172696dcb1450893cda7d6324d96fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2