CVE-2022-50108: mfd: max77620: Fix refcount leak in max77620_initialise_fps
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-50108 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% 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 6Timeline
- 18-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: max77620: Fix refcount leak in max77620_initialise_fps of_get_child_by_name() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
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
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.24% 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.
Ubuntu110 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-132.148 | < 5.15.0-53.59
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1089.97 | < 5.15.0-1023.27
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < b948ff8a9e9ad46d4dff9127777caa14c8c2b53c | ≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < afdbadbf18c19779d7bc5df70d872924f9bbd76b | ≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < facd31bbc799f4d0cd25d9d688af7ca41e7f38ee | ≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < 50d5fe8cb94c319cb4316f4d824570c075565354 | ≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < a29c40814039535b950149311986a5f348b5db14 | ≥ 327156c593600e0f08575621c2a56f311d482e7a, < 1520669c8255bd637c6b248b2be910e2688d38dd | 4.7
- linux_kernel≥ 4.7, < 5.4.211 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.137 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.61 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.18.18 | ≥ 5.19, < 5.19.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.0.2-1
3 vendors · 113 products
