CVE-2022-49382 soc: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip_grf_init

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A refcount leak in the Rockchip GRF driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service in the Linux kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-49382?

CVE-2022-49382 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:

soc: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip_grf_init

of_find_matching_node_and_match returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49382?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49382?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-49382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49382, GHSA-gvc3-q38f-h355, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49382.

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