# CVE-2022-50658: cpufreq: qcom: fix memory leak in error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: qcom: fix memory leak in error path If for some reason the speedbin length is incorrect, then there is a memory leak in the error path because we never free the speedbin buffer. This commit fixes the error path to always free the speedbin buffer.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e55feb31df3fc78b880d6e9d4b5853f05c974833
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5606e3ab1f7cc00d89903f4a11fe57747bb3a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ea267e0c6bdf5463358e2a2e5280cfa6cacc48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f42cf54403a42cb092636804d2628d8ecf71e75

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