CVE-2022-49113
IBM PowerPC Linux Kernel Refcount Leak Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show() Refcount leak will happen when format_show returns failure in multiple cases. Unified management of of_node_put can fix this problem.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 13, 2025, 9:33 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 from (excluding) 5.16.20 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.17 from (excluding) 5.17.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 from (excluding) 5.15.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.10.111 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05e4265d33af60b39606c20c731e3e719bfe3d6 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d601fd24e6964967f115f036a840f4f28488f63f Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show() Refcount leak will happen when format_show returns failure in multiple cases. Unified management of of_node_put can fix this problem. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d05e4265d33af60b39606c20c731e3e719bfe3d6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d601fd24e6964967f115f036a840f4f28488f63f
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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