CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-50887

UNSCORED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix unbalanced of node refcount in regulator_dev_lookup() I got the the following report: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /i2c/pmic@62/regulators/exten In of_get_regulator(), the node is returned from of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented, after using it, of_node_put() need be called.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.178-1CVE-2022-50887
Fixed in:6.1.4-1CVE-2022-50887
Fixed in:6.1.4-1CVE-2022-50887
Fixed in:6.1.4-1CVE-2022-50887

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

CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days
10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2022-50887
CVE-2022-50887 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2022-50887](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2022-50887.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2022-50887)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2022-50887"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2022-50887.svg" alt="CVE-2022-50887"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-31.