Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2022-50872ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init()
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In plain English
A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init() The "sys_clk" resource is malloced by clk_get(), it is not released when the function return.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1038.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1040.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1041.48.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1036.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1036.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1022.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1033.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1035.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-75.82 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1027.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1037.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1032.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50872 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0bfa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7dfa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bbfa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before 4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3 – before ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1ac |
| Linux | Linux | 3.7 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1ac