5.5

CVE-2022-49466: regulator: scmi: Fix refcount leak in scmi_regulator_probe

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49466DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49466
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49466 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.9% 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 5 · Related 4
RHSA-2023:6583SUSE-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: regulator: scmi: Fix refcount leak in scmi_regulator_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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

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

Compare KEV catalogs
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.

Ubuntu94 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 0fbeae70ee7ce98e18a47337cd1f205dd88589e9, < 9ebbfa73d69909b7c737f599fd4ebd42318fc881 | ≥ 0fbeae70ee7ce98e18a47337cd1f205dd88589e9, < 299a002161c7bfb72e99ba45e5b660aecc344ea0 | ≥ 0fbeae70ee7ce98e18a47337cd1f205dd88589e9, < 4a59c763ef9b68c711dc2fd2ef4a6648da5480ee | ≥ 0fbeae70ee7ce98e18a47337cd1f205dd88589e9, < 68d6c8476fd4f448e70e0ab31ff972838ac41dae | 5.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.46 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.14 | ≥ 5.18, < 5.18.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.18.5-1

3 vendors · 97 products

References

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