CVE-2022-50479
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Publication date: 2025-10-04

Last updated on: 2026-01-23

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd: fix potential memory leak This patch fix potential memory leak (clk_src) when function run into last return NULL. s/free/kfree/ - Alex
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Published
2025-10-04
Last Modified
2026-01-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-04
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2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50479
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Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 6.0.3 (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 potential memory leak in the Linux kernel's AMD DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) component. Specifically, the issue occurs when a function returns NULL at the end, causing the clk_src memory not to be properly freed. The patch fixes this by replacing 'free' with 'kfree' to correctly release the allocated memory.

Impact Analysis

A memory leak in the kernel can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability, degraded performance, or crashes if the leak is significant and persistent.

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