CVE-2022-49088 dpaa2-ptp: Fix refcount leak in dpaa2_ptp_probe
A refcount leak in the dpaa2-ptp driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service in the Linux kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49088?
CVE-2022-49088 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dpaa2-ptp: Fix refcount leak in dpaa2_ptp_probe
This node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node() with refcount incremented. Calling of_node_put() to aovid the refcount leak.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49088?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49088, GHSA-82qg-3c46-v3mp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49088.