CVE-2022-50125
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Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a reference count leak in the Linux kernel's ASoC cros_ec_codec component. Specifically, the function of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with its reference count incremented, but the code did not properly decrement the reference count using of_node_put() when the node was no longer needed. This missing call causes a refcount leak, which was fixed by adding the missing of_node_put() call.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a resource leak in the kernel due to the reference count not being decremented properly. Over time, this could lead to increased memory usage or resource exhaustion in the kernel, potentially affecting system stability or performance.