CVE-2022-50872
Published Dec 30, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init() The "sys_clk" resource is malloced by clk_get(), it is not released when the function return.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1ac
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50872? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init()
The "sys_clk" resource is malloced by clk_get(),
it is not released when the function return.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50872? +
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