Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-49678
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: bcm: brcmstb: pm: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak in brcmstb_pm_probe of_find_matching_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak. In brcmstb_init_sram, it pass dn to of_address_to_resource(), of_address_to_resource() will call of_find_device_by_node() to take reference, so we should release the reference returned by of_find_matching_node().
EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 0b741b8234c86065fb6954d32d427b3f7e14756f, 4.15, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.19
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49678?
- CVE-2022-49678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49678?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.