CVE-2022-50525
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Publication date: 2025-10-07
Last updated on: 2026-03-17
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a resource leak in the Linux kernel's fsl_pamu_probe() function. When the create_csd() function fails, fsl_pamu_probe() returns immediately without releasing allocated IRQs and memory, causing those resources to remain unreleased. The fix involves ensuring that the code jumps to an error handling section to properly release these resources if create_csd() fails.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a resource leak, which can lead to exhaustion of IRQs and memory resources in the system. Over time, this may degrade system stability or performance, potentially causing crashes or failures due to resource depletion.