CVE-2022-50264
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Publication date: 2025-09-15

Last updated on: 2025-12-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: socfpga: Fix memory leak in socfpga_gate_init() Free @socfpga_clk and @ops on the error path to avoid memory leak issue.
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Published
2025-09-15
Last Modified
2025-12-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50264
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Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.1 (inc) to 5.4.229 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.163 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.86 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.16 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.2 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-401 The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak issue in the Linux kernel related to the socfpga clock driver. Specifically, the socfpga_gate_init() function did not properly free allocated memory on error paths, which could lead to a memory leak. The fix involves freeing the @socfpga_clk and @ops objects to prevent this leak.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak could cause increased memory usage over time, potentially leading to degraded system performance or instability if the affected code path is triggered repeatedly.

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