CVE-2022-50473
Oct. 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: Init completion before kobject_init_and_add()
In cpufreq_policy_alloc(), it will call uninitialed completion in
cpufreq_sysfs_release() when kobject_init_and_add() fails. And
that will cause a crash such as the following page fault in complete:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffffffffffff8
[..]
RIP: 0010:complete+0x98/0x1f0
[..]
Call Trace:
kobject_put+0x1be/0x4c0
cpufreq_online.cold+0xee/0x1fd
cpufreq_add_dev+0x183/0x1e0
subsys_interface_register+0x3f5/0x4e0
cpufreq_register_driver+0x3b7/0x670
acpi_cpufreq_init+0x56c/0x1000 [acpi_cpufreq]
do_one_initcall+0x13d/0x780
do_init_module+0x1c3/0x630
load_module+0x6e67/0x73b0
__do_sys_finit_module+0x181/0x240
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Timeline
Published: Oct. 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Status : Received
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