CVE-2022-50644 clk: ti: dra7-atl: Fix reference leak in of_dra7_atl_clk_probe
A reference leak in the TI DRA7 ATL clock driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-50644?
CVE-2022-50644 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 9 Dec 2025.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: ti: dra7-atl: Fix reference leak in of_dra7_atl_clk_probe
pm_runtime_get_sync() will increment pm usage counter. Forgetting to putting operation will result in reference leak. Add missing pm_runtime_put_sync in some error paths.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50644?
How do I fix CVE-2022-50644?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-50644 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50644 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50644, GHSA-5r54-5x94-v4vr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50644.