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CVE-2022-50176

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mcde: Fix refcount leak in mcde_dsi_bind Every iteration of for_each_available_child_of_node() decrements the reference counter of the previous node. There is no decrement when break out from the loop and results in refcount leak. Add missing of_node_put() to fix this.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.140-1CVE-2022-50176
Fixed in:6.0.2-1CVE-2022-50176
Fixed in:6.0.2-1CVE-2022-50176
Fixed in:6.0.2-1CVE-2022-50176

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days
11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

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