Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49752

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: device property: fix of node refcount leak in fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint() The 'parent' returned by fwnode_graph_get_port_parent() with refcount incremented when 'prev' is not NULL, it needs be put when finish using it. Because the parent is const, introduce a new variable to store the returned fwnode, then put it before returning from fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint().

EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th 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 91b31ca76300fd36d5049c5879e68dfb3edc7a5c, b5b41ab6b0c1bb70fe37a0d193006c969e3b5909, 5.15
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49752?
CVE-2022-49752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-49752?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.