CVE-2022-49477: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: samsung: Fix refcount leak in aries_audio_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. If extcon_find_edev_by_node() fails, it doesn't call of_node_put() Calling of_node_put() after extcon_find_edev_by_node() to fix this.
CVE-2022-49477CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-49477: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: samsung: Fix refcount leak in aries_audio_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. If extcon_find_edev_by_node() fails, it doesn't call of_node_put() Calling of_node_put() after extcon_find_edev_by_node() to fix this.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
15.68%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: samsung: Fix refcount leak in aries_audio_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. If extcon_find_edev_by_node() fails, it doesn't call of_node_put() Calling of_node_put() after extcon_find_edev_by_node() to fix this.

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