CVE-2022-50882: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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")

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 5.12, before 5.15.75 (fixed in 5.15.75); from 5.16, before 5.19.17 (fixed in 5.19.17); from 5.20, before 6.0.3 (fixed in 6.0.3)

Published 2025-12-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.