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CVE-2026-53379

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredJul 19, 2026UpdatedJul 29, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.16%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
33
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
35 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 19, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 29, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8574-1: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8575-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8576-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8574-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8595-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8596-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8575-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8576-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8595-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8608-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8575-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8610-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8574-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8595-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8620-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 29, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8620-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 31, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8620-3: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Jul 31, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8620-4: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8665-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8668-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Sep 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Sep 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8668-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Sep 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Sep 29, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities