CVE-2022-50633
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Publication date: 2025-12-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-09
Assigner: kernel.org
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| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| linux | kernel | * |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's USB driver for Qualcomm hardware (dwc3_qcom). Specifically, the function of_icc_get() allocates resources for a path handle but does not release them properly when they are no longer needed. The fix involves adding a call to icc_put() in the error handling path to ensure that allocated resources are released, preventing the memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing instability in systems using the affected Linux kernel USB driver for Qualcomm hardware.