CVE-2022-50548
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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-02-26

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: hi846: Fix memory leak in hi846_parse_dt() If any of the checks related to the supported link frequencies fail, then the V4L2 fwnode resources don't get released before returning, which leads to a memleak. Fix this by properly freeing the V4L2 fwnode data in a designated label.
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Published
2025-10-07
Last Modified
2026-02-26
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50548
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Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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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 in the Linux kernel's media i2c driver for the hi846 device. Specifically, if certain checks related to supported link frequencies fail during the parsing of device tree data (hi846_parse_dt), the V4L2 fwnode resources are not properly released, causing a memory leak. The issue is fixed by ensuring that the V4L2 fwnode data is freed correctly.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion if the affected code path is triggered repeatedly.

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