CVE-2022-49016

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdiobus: fix unbalanced node reference coun...

CVE-2022-49016 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49016, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0025
15th 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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.0.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49016 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.0.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49016 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.0.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49016 Oct 21, 2024

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