CVE-2026-53379

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-19. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 29, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jul 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd10fb4c33bdc9c25c9b9d5e7e39f635e34c44a3
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75e160745663ce9b13362ae6e90bd439c58df69
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e
generic

media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791598484fd558bb426ef5e051effa5c227d5390

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53379(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(29)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-26.04 (7.0.0-2016.16) @ resolute2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2050.52) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.66~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1075 (5.15.0-1075.79) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1058.61) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1064.72+fips1) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.62.1) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1016.16) @ resolute2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 (5.15.0.1107.107) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.64) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1061.64+1) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1063.71+fips2) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.105) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1117.126) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-7.0 (7.0.0-1015.15) @ resolute2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1033.34) @ noble2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1109.115~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1117.102) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-5.15 (5.15.0.1107.106) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iot-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1104.108) @ jammy2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (5.15.0.1112.122~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-26ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 (23 versions)6.12.90-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (135 versions)7.0.9-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 99× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 117 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-26 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-26 01:16 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-26 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-24 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-24 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-24 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-23 21:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-23 21:00 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-23 20:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-22 18:52 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-22 18:52 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-22 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-21 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-21 16:44 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-21 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-20 14:36 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-20 14:36 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-20 14:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-19 11:50 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-19 11:50 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-19 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 09:28 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-18 09:28 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-18 09:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-17 05:51 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-17 05:51 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-17 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 03:34 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 03:34 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-16 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-15 01:26 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-15 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-13 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-13 23:19 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-13 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-12 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-12 21:11 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-12 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-11 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-11 18:54 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-11 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-10 16:47 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-10 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-09 14:39 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-09 14:39 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-09 14:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-08 12:32 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-08 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-08 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-07 10:24 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-07 10:24 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-07 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-06 08:15 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-06 08:15 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-06 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-05 06:08 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-05 06:08 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-05 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-04 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-04 03:28 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-04 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-03 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-03 01:21 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-03 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-01 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-01 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-31 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-30 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-30 18:58 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-30 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-07-29 16:23 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  71. 2026-07-29 16:23 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-29 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-29 16:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  74. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-27 17:54 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53379?
CVE-2026-53379 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856initcontrols() The control handler wasn't freed if adding controls failed, add an error exit label and convert the existing error return to use it.
When was CVE-2026-53379 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53379 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on July 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53379 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53379 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53379?
CVE-2026-53379 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53379?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53379, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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