CVE-2022-50309
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Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-12-04
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.1 (inc) to 4.9.331 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.10 (inc) to 4.14.296 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.262 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.220 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.150 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.75 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 5.19.17 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.0 (inc) to 6.0.3 (exc) |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a reference count leak in the Linux kernel component related to the Xilinx VIPP media driver. Specifically, the function of_get_child_by_name() returns a node pointer with its reference count incremented, but the code did not properly release this reference using of_node_put() when it was no longer needed. This missing release causes a reference count leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The reference count leak can lead to resource leaks in the kernel, potentially causing increased memory usage or instability over time in systems using the affected Xilinx VIPP driver. This could degrade system performance or reliability.