CVE-2022-50539

low-risk

Published 2025-10-07

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: omap4-common: Fix refcount leak bug In omap4_sram_init(), of_find_compatible_node() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

Do I need to act?

0.01% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (3)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/049875b76660bbdc4873a915afb294f954eb7320

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9452ae3bdb830f9309cf10a2f65977999cb14e

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c32919a378782c95c72bc028b5c30dfe8c11f82

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal