5.5

CVE-2022-49113: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49113DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49113
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49113 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show() Refcount leak will happen when format_show returns failure in multiple cases. Unified management of of_node_put can fix this problem.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu108 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-37.39
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1011.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ bd5d9c743d38f67d64ea1b512a461f6b5a5f6bec, < 02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829 | ≥ bd5d9c743d38f67d64ea1b512a461f6b5a5f6bec, < 2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885 | ≥ bd5d9c743d38f67d64ea1b512a461f6b5a5f6bec, < c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f | ≥ bd5d9c743d38f67d64ea1b512a461f6b5a5f6bec, < d05e4265d33af60b39606c20c731e3e719bfe3d6 | ≥ bd5d9c743d38f67d64ea1b512a461f6b5a5f6bec, < d601fd24e6964967f115f036a840f4f28488f63f | 5.5
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.111 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.34 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.20 | ≥ 5.17, < 5.17.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.17.3-1

3 vendors · 111 products

References

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