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CVE-2022-50642 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers `cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these stale pointers.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ceadb5a3e45f1b81cf54bd496b40a5e50b6bd40 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6613f36a2fa5c69e528bccba8b3d831f759dad2f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a8aadcf0b459c1257b9477fd6402e1d5952ae07 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b610758bb3e0674644c1255cdafc2f46b7e05ff9 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50642
NVD Published Date:
12/08/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/09/2025
Source:
kernel.org