CVE-2022-50123: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Fix refcount leak in mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dev_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Fix missing of_node_put() in error paths.
CVE-2022-50123CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-50123: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Fix refcount leak in mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dev_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Fix missing of_node_put() in error paths.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
5.16%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Fix refcount leak in mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dev_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Fix missing of_node_put() in error paths.

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