CVE-2022-49240

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.17 - Reference Count Leak in mt8195_mt6359_rt1019_rt5682_dev_probe Error Path

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8195: Fix error handling in mt8195_mt6359_rt1019_rt5682_dev_probe The device_node pointer is returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() on it when done. This function only calls of_node_put() in the regular path. And it will cause refcount leak in error path.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c652f8f0875b569f8afa80b8cf9762828fd6187b

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b7174fe5bb875a09a78674a14a1589d1a672f3

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 12.3%

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

Status published

Products (8)

linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 5.17.2linux

Linux/Linux < 5.17

Linux/Linux 082482a5022780d42180a394fe6843e71fe963d8 - c4b7174fe5bb875a09a78674a14a1589d1a672f3

Linux/Linux 082482a5022780d42180a394fe6843e71fe963d8 - c652f8f0875b569f8afa80b8cf9762828fd6187b

Linux/Linux 5.17

Linux/Linux 5.17.2 - 5.17.*

Linux/Linux 5.18

linux/linux_kernel 5.17 - 5.17.2

Published Feb 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026