CVE-2022-49432: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49432 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 26-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init() The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use of_node_put() on it when done.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.28% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu112 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-192.203 | < 5.4.0-126.142 | < 5.15.0-47.51
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1140.151 | < 5.4.0-1085.92 | < 5.15.0-1019.23
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 977dbc81d0f866ef63b93c127b7404f07734b3cc | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 53f3f7f73e609b934083f896cb7ca2c2cb009b9f | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 1d5c8cea85fb1680eae8d645b96b92146cb4633c | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 537a317e5ff45d1f5a0ecaf6a0d7c8043c878cb1 | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 6a61a97106279c2aa16fbbb2a171fd5dde127d23 | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < df802880a7f9cd96b921b00639b00871f18a9a57 | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 2357bd7499a81c70b460e2191852bbfc7b63c354 | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 9a42bc2494fadb453de00ce61042e588563ddc6d | ≥ d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c, < 5dd9e27ea4a39f7edd4bf81e9e70208e7ac0b7c9 | 4.8
- linux_kernel< 4.9.318 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.283 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.247 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.198 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.121 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.46 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.14 | ≥ 5.18, < 5.18.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.18.5-1
3 vendors · 115 products
