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CVE-2022-49108: clk: mediatek: Fix memory leaks on probe

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: Fix memory leaks on probe Handle the error branches to free memory where required. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1491825 ("Resource leak")

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.16.20; from 5.17 before 5.17.3 — fixed in 5.16.20, 5.17.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.16.20, 5.17.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02742d1d5c95cff8b6e9379aae4ab12674f7265d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a688c91d3fd54c53e7a9edd6052cdae98dd99d8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a0b413398588fc2d8b174a79ea715b66413fca

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