CVE-2022-50872
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Memory Leak in Linux Kernel ARM OMAP2+ clk_get() Function

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init() The "sys_clk" resource is malloced by clk_get(), it is not released when the function return.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50872
EUVD
EUVD-2022-55826
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's ARM OMAP2+ platform. Specifically, the 'sys_clk' resource is allocated memory by the function clk_get(), but this memory is not properly released when the function returns, leading to a memory leak.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing system instability if the leaked memory accumulates significantly.

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