CVE-2022-50539
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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-02-26

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: omap4-common: Fix refcount leak bug In omap4_sram_init(), of_find_compatible_node() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.
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Published
2025-10-07
Last Modified
2026-02-26
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50539
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linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a reference count leak in the Linux kernel's ARM OMAP4+ platform code. Specifically, in the omap4_sram_init() function, the call to of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with its reference count incremented, but the code fails to decrement the reference count by calling of_node_put() when the node is no longer needed. This leads to a refcount leak bug.

Impact Analysis

The reference count leak can lead to resource leaks in the kernel, potentially causing increased memory usage or instability over time. This may degrade system performance or reliability on affected ARM OMAP4+ devices running the Linux kernel.

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