Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50196
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: ocmem: Fix refcount leak in of_get_ocmem of_parse_phandle() 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. of_node_put() will check NULL pointer.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th 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 88c1e9404f1deee02e52d13aae3d9ee2cabd66f5, 5.5, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50196?
- CVE-2022-50196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50196?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.