CVE-2022-49047: ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate() arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:154:2: warning: Use of memory after it is freed [clang-analyzer-unix.Malloc] arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:151:2: note: Taking true branch if (IS_ERR(clk)) ^ arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:152:3: note: Memory is released kfree(psc); ^~~~~~~~~~ arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:154:2: note: Use of memory after it is freed return &psc->hw; ^ ~~~~~~~~

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.16 before 5.17.4; 5.18-rc1, 5.18-rc2 — fixed in 5.17.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.17.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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