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CVE-2022-49016
published 2024-10-21

CVE-2022-49016: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdiobus: fix unbalanced node reference count I got the following report while doing…

PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdiobus: fix unbalanced node reference count I got the following report while doing device(mscc-miim) load test with CONFIG_OF_UNITTEST and CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC enabled: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /spi/soc@0/mdio@7107009c/ethernet-phy@0 If the 'fwnode' is not an acpi node, the refcount is get in fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(), but it has never been put when the device is freed in the normal path. So call fwnode_handle_put() in phy_device_release() to avoid leak. If it's an acpi node, it has never been get, but it's put in the error path, so call fwnode_handle_get() before phy_device_register() to keep get/put operation balanced.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.0.12-1 (bookworm)linux 6.0.12-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 < 543d917f691ab06885ee779c862065899eaa4251543d917f691ab06885ee779c862065899eaa4251
linuxlinux>= bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 < 2708b357440427d6a9fee667eb7b8307f4625adc2708b357440427d6a9fee667eb7b8307f4625adc
linuxlinux>= bc1bee3b87ee48bd97ef7fd306445132ba2041b0 < cdde1560118f82498fc9e9a7c1ef7f0ef7755891cdde1560118f82498fc9e9a7c1ef7f0ef7755891
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.12-16.0.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.12-16.0.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.12-16.0.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.14 < 5.15.825.15.82
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.0.126.0.12

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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