# CVE-2022-50416: irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450\_aic\_of\_init()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_init() If of_iomap() failed, 'aic' should be freed before return. Otherwise there is a memory leak.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740efb64ca5e8f2b30ac843bc4ab07950479fed4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbcb396e1a8bd4dcaabfb0d5b98abae70880470
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/773c9d7f127f7a599d42ceed831de69f5aa22f03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4208d4faf36573a507b5e5de17abe342e9276759

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