# CVE-2022-50759: media: i2c: ov5648: Free V4L2 fwnode data on unbind

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.12

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a34fd4d9b548789d4a2018940edbec86282ed3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a54b72868930f07935accaf95ec4df639324940
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95770e4fc172696dcb1450893cda7d6324d96fc

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