CVE-2022-50188

MEDIUM EPSS 9.6%
Published Jun 18, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jun 18, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() in error path to avoid refcount leak.

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
9.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.17  –  <5.18.18
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.19  –  <5.19.2

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcca6234b2a36d213f0cc1c127becc17680f7df
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcca6234b2a36d213f0cc1c127becc17680f7df
    Patch