CVE-2022-50641 HSI: omap_ssi: Fix refcount leak in ssi_probe
A refcount leak in the Linux kernel HSI driver can lead to memory exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-50641?
CVE-2022-50641 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 9 Dec 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:
HSI: omap_ssi: Fix refcount leak in ssi_probe
When returning or breaking early from a for_each_available_child_of_node() loop, we need to explicitly call of_node_put() on the child node to possibly release the node.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50641?
How do I fix CVE-2022-50641?
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-2022-50641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50641, GHSA-2cqh-xmv5-vp25, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50641.