CVE-2022-49016

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.14-5.15.81, 5.16-6.0.11 - Use-After-Free in MDIO Bus Node Reference Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdiobus: fix unbalanced node reference count I got the following report while doing device(mscc-miim) load test with CONFIG_OF_UNITTEST and CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC enabled: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /spi/soc@0/mdio@7107009c/ethernet-phy@0 If the 'fwnode' is not an acpi node, the refcount is get in fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(), but it has never been put when the device is freed in the normal path. So call fwnode_handle_put() in phy_device_release() to avoid leak. If it's an acpi node, it has never been get, but it's put in the error path, so call fwnode_handle_get() before phy_device_register() to keep get/put operation balanced.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel 5.14.0 - 5.15.82linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.12linux
Linux/Linux < 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.15.82 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.0.12 - 6.0.*
Linux/Linux 6.1
Linux/Linux bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 - 2708b357440427d6a9fee667eb7b8307f4625adc
Linux/Linux bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 - 543d917f691ab06885ee779c862065899eaa4251
Linux/Linux bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 - cdde1560118f82498fc9e9a7c1ef7f0ef7755891
... and 2 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026