Bug 2348290 (CVE-2022-49047)

Summary:	CVE-2022-49047 kernel: ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx_clk_register_gate()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-26 03:24:16 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;
^ ~~~~~~~~

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 20:19:43 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022651-CVE-2022-49047-fbc3@gregkh/T