Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48656

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma-private: Fix refcount leak bug in of_xudma_dev_get() We should call of_node_put() for the reference returned by of_parse_phandle() in fail path or when it is not used anymore. Here we only need to move the of_node_put() before the check.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-48656: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48656?
CVE-2022-48656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-48656?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48656 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.