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ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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