CVE-2022-48856

MEDIUM EPSS 11.4%
Published Jul 16, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 16, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gianfar: ethtool: Fix refcount leak in gfar_get_ts_info The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when done Add the missing of_node_put() to release the refcount.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.18  –  <4.19.235
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.20  –  <5.4.185
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.106
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.29
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <5.16.15

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e1b9a2078e07fb1e6e91bf8badfd89ecab1e848
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21044e679ed535345042d2023f7df0ca8e897e2a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac5b58e645c66932438bb021cb5b52097ce70b0
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6263f2eb93a85ad7df504daf0c341a7fb6bbe8a6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f49f646f9ec296fc0afe7ae92c2bb47f23e3846c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b3b520349193f8a82cca74daf366199e06add9
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e1b9a2078e07fb1e6e91bf8badfd89ecab1e848
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21044e679ed535345042d2023f7df0ca8e897e2a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac5b58e645c66932438bb021cb5b52097ce70b0
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6263f2eb93a85ad7df504daf0c341a7fb6bbe8a6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f49f646f9ec296fc0afe7ae92c2bb47f23e3846c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b3b520349193f8a82cca74daf366199e06add9
    Patch