CVE-2022-49717 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-49717?

CVE-2022-49717 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-49717?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/apple-aic: Fix refcount leak in build_fiq_affinity of_find_node_by_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 5.18, < 5.18.6

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-49717?

CVE-2022-49717 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/apple-aic: Fix refcount leak in build_fiq_affinity of_find_node_by_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremen...

How severe is CVE-2022-49717?

CVE-2022-49717 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-49717?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.