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5.5
CVE-2022-50449: Linux Kernel Samsung Clock Memory Leak Fixed
CVE-2022-50449
Summary
A memory leak has been fixed in the Linux kernel's Samsung clock handling code. This issue could lead to slow system performance or crashes over time. Updates to the Linux kernel should be applied to fix this issue.
What to do
No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
>= 3.12, < 4.14.303 >= 4.15, < 4.19.270 >= 4.20, < 5.4.229 >= 5.5, < 5.10.163 >= 5.11, < 5.15.86 >= 5.16, < 6.0.16 >= 6.1, < 6.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original title
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: samsung: Fix memory leak in _samsung_clk_register_pll()
If clk_register() fails, @pll->rate_table may have allocated memor...
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: samsung: Fix memory leak in _samsung_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.
clk: samsung: Fix memory leak in _samsung_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.
nvd CVSS3.1
5.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-401
Memory Leak
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e8dc0626fe86ae08914478dec1419618c557bc0 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4887ec922e407b4feaf060c7b099482a5c52dee3 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e501a31af8efa593a2f003637b56d00b75dca23 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5174e5b0d1b669a489524192b6adcbb3c54ebc72 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b738276a596fa101d320591e9fa84ea0fc3f713 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a00b4e0fa27317957536abf8f5d6a96d6cb9d9be Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a35323218ff32782d051d2643912311a22e07b6a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da13355bb9961316d124f94dfc7a1385d0fb035a Patch
Published: 1 Oct 2025 · Updated: 28 Jun 2026 · First seen: 7 Mar 2026