CVE-2022-50759 media: i2c: ov5648: Free V4L2 fwnode data on unbind
A memory leak in the Linux kernel ov5648 camera driver allows local attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-50759?
CVE-2022-50759 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: i2c: ov5648: Free V4L2 fwnode data on unbind
The V4L2 fwnode data structure doesn't get freed on unbind, which leads to a memleak.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50759?
How do I fix CVE-2022-50759?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-50759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50759 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50759, GHSA-h32w-qx2f-cqqg, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50759, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50759.