CVE-2022-50464
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: Fix PCI device refcount leak in mt7915_pci_init_hif2() As comment of pci_get_device() says, it returns a pci_device with its refcount increased. We need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount. Save the return value of pci_get_device() and call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount.
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50464
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linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a reference count leak in the Linux kernel's mt76 driver for the mt7915 PCI device. Specifically, the function mt7915_pci_init_hif2() calls pci_get_device(), which increases the device's reference count, but fails to call pci_dev_put() to decrease it, leading to a refcount leak.

Impact Analysis

The reference count leak can lead to resource leaks in the kernel, potentially causing increased memory usage or instability over time as device references are not properly released.

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