CVE-2022-50449
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: samsung: Fix memory leak in _samsung_clk_register_pll() If clk_register() fails, @pll->rate_table may have allocated memory by kmemdup(), so it needs to be freed, otherwise will cause memory leak issue, this patch fixes it.
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50449
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samsung linux_kernel *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's Samsung clock driver. Specifically, if the function clk_register() fails during the registration of a phase-locked loop (PLL) clock, the allocated memory for the rate_table is not freed, causing a memory leak. The patch fixes this by ensuring the allocated memory is properly freed when clk_register() fails.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage and potential resource exhaustion on affected systems. Over time, this could degrade system performance or cause instability, especially on devices relying on the Samsung clock driver in the Linux kernel.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the patch fixing the memory leak in _samsung_clk_register_pll(). This patch ensures that allocated memory by kmemdup() is properly freed if clk_register() fails, preventing the memory leak.

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