CVE-2022-50106
IBM PowerPC Linux Kernel Refcount Leak Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/cell/axon_msi: Fix refcount leak in setup_msi_msg_address of_get_next_parent() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() in the error path to avoid refcount leak.
INFO
Published Date :
June 18, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/cell/axon_msi: Fix refcount leak in setup_msi_msg_address of_get_next_parent() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() in the error path to avoid refcount leak. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00dc7cbbb558955ff410fd392cc9b0366eb06df0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02ed44125d7a7238999750ca126b60f8dd7a88b1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51cf876b11fb6ca06f69e9d1de58f892d1522e9d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eaa93caa63abf382b319dbe2f032232026740c2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6263ec8032c411b8ef6b7f00198cb18c855ee6cb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af41cff4ada533b1cf40de6c468ba164fd32c22d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df5d4b616ee76abc97e5bd348e22659c2b095b1c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f388643657cd5a04dc47a68d85321876c5b4c208