# CVE-2022-50776: clk: st: Fix memory leak in st\_of\_quadfs\_setup()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: st: Fix memory leak in st_of_quadfs_setup() If st_clk_register_quadfs_pll() fails, @lock should be freed before goto @err_exit, otherwise will cause meory leak issue, fix it.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081538ae5817631a2b99e8e75cce981060aab29f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0295209de457049a4a5f3e3985528391bd1ab34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be03875007621fcee96e6f9fd7b9e59c8dfcf6fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713ad301c2d49e88fe586b57ebac8f220a98e162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efd025f32fce27a8ada9bcb4731e8a84476e5b3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adf6a00859d014cecf046dc91f75c0e65a544360
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335ef7546c77e63154d6ea4d603b11274a85900e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4731395d6db850127634197863aede188d8e9de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd3ffb36f0d566846163118651d868e607300ba

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