CVE-2022-50882
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
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")
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50882
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50882.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.