CVE-2022-50539

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: omap4-common: Fix refcount leak bug In omap4_sram_init(), of_find_compatible_node() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/049875b76660bbdc4873a915afb294f954eb7320	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9452ae3bdb830f9309cf10a2f65977999cb14e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c32919a378782c95c72bc028b5c30dfe8c11f82	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-10-07 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-50539

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50539

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50539

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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