What is CVE-2022-50429?

CVE-2022-50429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-50429?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50429

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memory: of: Fix refcount leak bug in of_lpddr3_get_ddr_timings() We should add the of_node_put() when breaking out of for_each_child_of_node() as it will automatically increase and decrease the refcount.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th 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 976897dd96db94c74209d0a0671d7a73aa02fab9, 5.5, 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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50429?: CVE-2022-50429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-50429?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.