ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate()
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; ^ ~~~~~~~~
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.17.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49047
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 05:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 01:54 UTC
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; ^ ~~~~~~~~
osv:CVE-2022-49047
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.17.4
Complete source record
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