CVE-2022-49682
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated: Mar 11, 2025
Summary
CVE-2022-49682 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. This issue involved a refcount leak bug in the time.c file. Specifically, in the calibrate_ccount() function, a node pointer obtained from of_find_compatible_node() had its reference count incremented unnecessarily. Failure to use of_node_put() when the node was no longer in use could lead to a memory leak. The Linux community has since resolved this issue to mitigate potential security risks.
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