In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cpufreq: qcom: fix memory leak in error path

If for some reason the speedbin length is incorrect, then there is a
memory leak in the error path because we never free the speedbin buffer.
This commit fixes the error path to always free the speedbin buffer.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
a8811ec764f95a04ba82f6f457e28c5e9e36e36b affected < e55feb31df3fc78b880d6e9d4b5853f05c974833
a8811ec764f95a04ba82f6f457e28c5e9e36e36b affected < b5606e3ab1f7cc00d89903f4a11fe57747bb3a68
a8811ec764f95a04ba82f6f457e28c5e9e36e36b affected < b6ea267e0c6bdf5463358e2a2e5280cfa6cacc48
a8811ec764f95a04ba82f6f457e28c5e9e36e36b affected < 9f42cf54403a42cb092636804d2628d8ecf71e75
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.7 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.7
5.10.152 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.76 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.0.6 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f42cf54403a42cb092636804d2628d8ecf71e75 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5606e3ab1f7cc00d89903f4a11fe57747bb3a68 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ea267e0c6bdf5463358e2a2e5280cfa6cacc48 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e55feb31df3fc78b880d6e9d4b5853f05c974833 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120941-CVE-2022-50658-77b4@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50658 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50658 cve-icon
History

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: qcom: fix memory leak in error path If for some reason the speedbin length is incorrect, then there is a memory leak in the error path because we never free the speedbin buffer. This commit fixes the error path to always free the speedbin buffer.
Title cpufreq: qcom: fix memory leak in error path
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-09T01:29:06.106Z

Reserved: 2025-12-09T01:26:45.989Z

Link: CVE-2022-50658

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:17.250

Modified: 2025-12-09T18:37:13.640

Link: CVE-2022-50658

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50658 - Bugzilla

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