CVE-2022-50125 ASoC: cros_ec_codec: Fix refcount leak in cros_ec_codec_platform_probe

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A refcount leak in the Chrome OS EC codec driver can lead to memory exhaustion and denial of service.

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-2022-50125?

CVE-2022-50125 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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:

ASoC: cros_ec_codec: Fix refcount leak in cros_ec_codec_platform_probe

of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50125?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-50125?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-50125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50125, GHSA-xcwh-v5j2-fv63, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50125.

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