CVE-2022-50416
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Publication date: 2025-09-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_init()
If of_iomap() failed, 'aic' should be freed before return. Otherwise
there is a memory leak.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.13 (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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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's irqchip/wpcm450 component. Specifically, if the function of_iomap() fails during initialization in wpcm450_aic_of_init(), the allocated memory for 'aic' is not freed properly, causing a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak could lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability or degraded performance if the affected component is used frequently.
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