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CVE-2022-50416: irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_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: 2025-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_init() If of_iomap() failed, 'aic' should be freed before return. Otherwise there is a memory leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.13 before 5.15.86; from 5.16 before 6.0.16; from 6.1 before 6.1.2 — fixed in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4208d4faf36573a507b5e5de17abe342e9276759
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740efb64ca5e8f2b30ac843bc4ab07950479fed4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/773c9d7f127f7a599d42ceed831de69f5aa22f03
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbcb396e1a8bd4dcaabfb0d5b98abae70880470

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