# CVE-2022-49047: ep93xx: clock: Fix UAF in ep93xx\_clk\_register\_gate()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## 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; ^ ~~~~~~~~

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f12166872da46c6b57ba2f1314bbf310b3bf017
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b68b08885217abd9c57ff9b3bb3eb173eee02a9

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