# CVE-2022-49212: mtd: rawnand: atmel: fix refcount issue in atmel_nand_controller_init

> A reference count leak in the Atmel NAND controller driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49212, GHSA-9h9w-gcp8-vrg5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49212

## What is CVE-2022-49212?

CVE-2022-49212 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:

mtd: rawnand: atmel: fix refcount issue in atmel_nand_controller_init

The reference counting issue happens in several error handling paths
on a refcounted object "nc->dmac". In these paths, the function simply
returns the error code, forgetting to balance the reference count of
"nc->dmac", increased earlier by dma_request_channel(), which may
cause refcount leaks.

Fix it by decrementing the refcount of specific object in those error
paths.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49212?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49212?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49212 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49212 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49212/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49212/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49212
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49212
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49212

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49212/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.