# CVE-2022-50559: clk: imx: scu: fix memleak on platform\_device\_add() fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: scu: fix memleak on platform_device_add() fails No error handling is performed when platform_device_add() fails. Add error processing before return, and modified the return value.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9209e6bab75d4008d9f4248c66008f3ffd24c931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c589b7a187ef481b594317eaab8c8f269e4a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fe0b3d69b8e094db207648ab21cade56d71cd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855ae87a2073ebf1b395e020de54fdf9ce7d166f

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