What is CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. CVE-2026-53379 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53379?

Yes, CVE-2026-53379 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-53379 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53379 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-53379

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-07-19

Last modified 2026-07-19

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.175 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.140 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.90 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.32 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.9 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. CVE-2026-53379 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53379?

Yes — CVE-2026-53379 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-53379 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-53379 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.