5.5

CVE-2022-49437: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49437DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49437
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49437 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% 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
0.27%
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 8 · Related 7

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/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init of_find_compatible_node() 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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.27% 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.

Ubuntu111 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ eac1e731b59ee3b5f5e641a7765c7ed41ed26226, < 65f11ccdd746e0e7f0b469cc989ba43d4f30ecfe | ≥ eac1e731b59ee3b5f5e641a7765c7ed41ed26226, < 6e806485d851986a2445267608f27cb4ba2ed774 | ≥ eac1e731b59ee3b5f5e641a7765c7ed41ed26226, < cc62dde2a5f4ba14016fd9caec76f08d388f4b9c | ≥ eac1e731b59ee3b5f5e641a7765c7ed41ed26226, < 1d1fb9618bdd5a5fbf9a9eb75133da301d33721c | 4.14
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.14, < 5.15.46 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.14 | ≥ 5.18, < 5.18.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.18.5-1

3 vendors · 114 products

References

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