CVE-2022-49113

MEDIUM EPSS 15.3%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show() Refcount leak will happen when format_show returns failure in multiple cases. Unified management of of_node_put can fix this problem.

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
15.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <5.10.111
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.34
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <5.16.20
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.17  –  <5.17.3

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05e4265d33af60b39606c20c731e3e719bfe3d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d601fd24e6964967f115f036a840f4f28488f63f
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05e4265d33af60b39606c20c731e3e719bfe3d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d601fd24e6964967f115f036a840f4f28488f63f
    Patch