CVE-2022-49887

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.4.224, 5.5.0-5.10.154, 5.11.0-5.15.78, 5.16.0-6.0.8 - Refcount Leak in vdec_probe

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: meson: vdec: fix possible refcount leak in vdec_probe() v4l2_device_unregister need to be called to put the refcount got by v4l2_device_register when vdec_probe fails or vdec_remove is called.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70119756311a0be3b95bec2e1ba714673e90feba

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6e22f54623d8a856a4f167b25be73c2ff1ff80

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96ad391d054bd5c36994f98afd6a12cbb5600bf

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0457e7b12ece1a7e41fa0ae8b7e47c0a72a83bef

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7718999356234d9cc6a11b4641bb773928f1390f

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 8.7%

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 (18)

linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.78linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.8linux

linux/Kernel 5.3.0 - 5.4.224linux

linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.154linux

Linux/Linux < 5.3

Linux/Linux 3e7f51bd96077acad6acd7b45668f65b44233c4e - 0457e7b12ece1a7e41fa0ae8b7e47c0a72a83bef

Linux/Linux 3e7f51bd96077acad6acd7b45668f65b44233c4e - 70119756311a0be3b95bec2e1ba714673e90feba

Linux/Linux 3e7f51bd96077acad6acd7b45668f65b44233c4e - 7718999356234d9cc6a11b4641bb773928f1390f

Linux/Linux 3e7f51bd96077acad6acd7b45668f65b44233c4e - be6e22f54623d8a856a4f167b25be73c2ff1ff80

Linux/Linux 3e7f51bd96077acad6acd7b45668f65b44233c4e - f96ad391d054bd5c36994f98afd6a12cbb5600bf

... and 8 more

Published May 01, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026