CVE-2022-50464

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.12-6.0.15, 6.1.0-6.1.1, 6.2 - Denial of Service via PCI Device Refcount Leak

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: Fix PCI device refcount leak in mt7915_pci_init_hif2() As comment of pci_get_device() says, it returns a pci_device with its refcount increased. We need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount. Save the return value of pci_get_device() and call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8abc6579667129afd13ff2ccb0319ba3f46e6995

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d4b9c7e81f3a4df27749ebecb426b145e68be2a

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5938196cc188ba4323bc6357f5ac55127d715888

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 4.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published

Products (11)

linux/Kernel 5.12.0 - 6.0.16linux

linux/Kernel 6.1.0 - 6.1.2linux

Linux/Linux < 5.12

Linux/Linux 5.12

Linux/Linux 6.0.16 - 6.0.*

Linux/Linux 6.1.2 - 6.1.*

Linux/Linux 6.2

Linux/Linux 9093cfff72e3e55b703ed38fa1af87c204d89cf1 - 2d4b9c7e81f3a4df27749ebecb426b145e68be2a

Linux/Linux 9093cfff72e3e55b703ed38fa1af87c204d89cf1 - 5938196cc188ba4323bc6357f5ac55127d715888

Linux/Linux 9093cfff72e3e55b703ed38fa1af87c204d89cf1 - 8abc6579667129afd13ff2ccb0319ba3f46e6995

... and 1 more

Published Oct 01, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026