CVE-2022-50559
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Publication date: 2025-10-22

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: scu: fix memleak on platform_device_add() fails No error handling is performed when platform_device_add() fails. Add error processing before return, and modified the return value.
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Published
2025-10-22
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-22
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50559
EUVD
EUVD-2022-55669
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Currently, no data is known.
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves a memory leak occurring in the clk: imx: scu component when the function platform_device_add() fails. The issue arises because there is no error handling performed when platform_device_add() fails, leading to a memory leak. The fix involves adding error processing before returning from the function and modifying the return value accordingly.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to a memory leak in the Linux kernel, which may cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability over time if the failure condition occurs repeatedly.

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