# CVE-2026-53379: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856\_init\_controls()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-07-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() The control handler wasn't freed if adding controls failed, add an error exit label and convert the existing error return to use it.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69

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