CVE-2022-50882 (GCVE-0-2022-50882)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-30 12:23
Modified
2025-12-30 12:23
Severity ?
Summary
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")
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Linux Linux Version: 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28
Version: 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28
Version: 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28
Version: 2886477ff98740cc3333cf785e4de0b1ff3d7a28
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