What is CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, 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 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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

Medium

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 2026-07-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2026-53379 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

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

7 total

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

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9e9274c4ecfc039c45752dd6055137eaa5f08e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13721040a566d832ee8a20ecf04b7ef288a1525

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b3811c6b0f67fb7f0acfe09bf8244aa8b12465

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f727e3251ceee91f3d6e6d87e323aaf070f0de8e

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-53379

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-07-19

Modified 2026-07-29

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . 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.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53379?

CVE-2026-53379 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
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.