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CVE-2022-50264: clk: socfpga: Fix memory leak in socfpga_gate_init()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2025-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: socfpga: Fix memory leak in socfpga_gate_init() Free @socfpga_clk and @ops on the error path to avoid memory leak issue.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.1 before 5.4.229; from 5.5 before 5.10.163; from 5.11 before 5.15.86; from 5.16 before 6.0.16; from 6.1 before 6.1.2 — fixed in 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 5.4.229, 6.0.16, 6.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 5.4.229, 6.0.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8ba891ad4d1ef6bfa4c72efc83f9f9f855f68b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8fd1d0fab4d5c9a50d225dddc207deac12f13a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2198914fb9aac286a6ff6cf09b23752141e04f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de42116fc4540f6a1ceb51fd037b734ab7be12e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9bb9f5ba9fd501a90f255eb746b4cf2ceeaaae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd72ab5e6fc1c4d3e6b84636141d26a41b977b03

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