Linux Kernel up to 6.0.15/6.1.1 media memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.15/6.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component media. This manipulation causes memory leak. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-50759. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.15/6.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component media. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50759 since 12/24/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279996 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50759), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.0.16 or 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4a34fd4d9b548789d4a2018940edbec86282ed3b/3a54b72868930f07935accaf95ec4df639324940/c95770e4fc172696dcb1450893cda7d6324d96fc is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (279996) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2929). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source Linux Kernel

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 279996
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50759

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.0.16/6.1.2
Patch: 4a34fd4d9b548789d4a2018940edbec86282ed3b/3a54b72868930f07935accaf95ec4df639324940/c95770e4fc172696dcb1450893cda7d6324d96fc

Timelineinfo

12/24/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/24/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
12/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/21/2026 +118 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-50759 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338095
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2929 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/24/2025 15:07
Updated: 04/21/2026 07:37
Changes: 12/24/2025 15:07 (58), 12/27/2025 23:03 (2), 12/29/2025 22:39 (7), 04/21/2026 07:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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