CVE-2022-50188

low-risk
Published 2025-06-18

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() in error path to avoid refcount leak.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcca6234b2a36d213f0cc1c127becc17680f7df
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal