CVE-2022-49431
"IBM PowerPC IOMMU Reference Count Leak Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/iommu: Add missing of_node_put in iommu_init_early_dart The device_node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() to avoid the refcount leak.
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Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
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Exploitability Score :
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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/iommu: Add missing of_node_put in iommu_init_early_dart The device_node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() to avoid the refcount leak. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b742a5b8945118022973e6416b71351df512fb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3f1dfb9e21733d7276bc9ccea4daada163f2ba Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8657e8ea23325949091da72453ba84fb73cc2bd9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb4f2dc513e99c5d0485661f114e4dda73612d10 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df6d8b689252c0acc0448d4ae3d33f2d6db048ab Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc308d6f29aa28463deb9a12278a85a382385ca
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