SB2025091678 - Memory leak in Linux kernel clk socfpga driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091678
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50264)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the socfpga_gate_init() function in drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2