CVE-2022-50523

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: rockchip: Fix memory leak in rockchip_clk_register_pll() If clk_register() fails, @pll->rate_table may have allocated memory by kmemdup(), so it needs to be freed, otherwise will cause memory leak issue, this patch fixes it.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20201c3a0a32f127fa4bdf379d6ac01c2978702d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b94635f1c84d7f6cb482179125cb17e59c90a5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0a1f1247cd42ac5e0d369f8dbb58762692edee	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/739a6a6bbdb793bd57938cb24aa5a6df89983546	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86e1e080ad14c5fb6c14a5f0eb530b1b38cbc968	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd4ba068b194c6ef0071491aa3f12bec8c14d5b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f02c1d8dc8d880cbaaf9094b4f396fe868ee23ff	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ffb8653ea85ae39ce44347751fcc4c3e41f6bb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4d70c139d313948e02360304a6cbcd3a4f5deb5	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-10-07 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-50523

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50523

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50523

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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