CVE-2022-49463

thermal/drivers/imx_sc_thermal: Fix refcount leak in imx_sc_thermal_probe

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:13 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/imx_sc_thermal: Fix refcount leak in imx_sc_thermal_probe of_find_node_by_name() 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.465.16 ≤ v < 5.17.145.18 ≤ v < 5.18.35.7 ≤ v < 5.10.1215.7 ≤ v < 5.15.465.7 ≤ v < 5.17.145.7 ≤ v < 5.18.35.7 ≤ v < 5.195.7e20db70dba1c0783b9878ce37171ad560b1ebaf3
Vendor states this is fixed in 09700c504d8e63faffd2a2235074e8c5d130cb8f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0ec10303c10833c1bcba7a1bde2f297e494d5464 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3ade442ea5d3512a3c67984489ab4d8a6fb3b29f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8bbf522a2c51ef939d0e8835e236bfcd252193af (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec0925b731697db7cab5944a3e55d2d58bb3d075 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.121 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.7 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09700c504d8e63faffd2a2235074e8c5d130cb8f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ec10303c10833c1bcba7a1bde2f297e494d5464
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ade442ea5d3512a3c67984489ab4d8a6fb3b29f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbf522a2c51ef939d0e8835e236bfcd252193af
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0925b731697db7cab5944a3e55d2d58bb3d075

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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