CVE-2022-49047
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CVE-2022-49047 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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; ^ ~~~~~~~~. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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; ^ ~~~~~~~~
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 5.17.4 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.18 | Rc1 |
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