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CVE-2022-50872

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50872 describes a memory leak within the Linux kernel's ARM OMAP2+ architecture, specifically in the realtime_counter_init() function where a "sys_clk" resource is allocated but not properly released. This vulnerability has no assigned CVSS score, indicating an unquantified severity, and its potential impact is limited to resource exhaustion rather than direct compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
3.7CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bb, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7d, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0b, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < 98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64, >= fa6d79d27614223d82418023b7f5300f1a1530d3, < ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1acCNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50872Low

kernel: ARM: OMAP2+: Fix memory leak in realtime_counter_init()

Dec 30, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bb
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7d
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0b
git.kernel.org / stable/c/98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1ac