CVE-2022-50120: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx_rproc_addr_init of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. This function has two paths missing of_node_put().
CVE-2022-50120CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-50120: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx_rproc_addr_init of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. This function has two paths missing of_node_put().

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
5.06%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx_rproc_addr_init of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. This function has two paths missing of_node_put().

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