Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50106
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/cell/axon_msi: Fix refcount leak in setup_msi_msg_address of_get_next_parent() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() in the error path to avoid refcount leak.
EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th 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 ce21b3c9648ae55181787bf25ee00cf91dfd5c91, 2.6.23, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50106?
- CVE-2022-50106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50106?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.