CVE-2022-49716
kernel: irqchip/gic-v3: Fix error handling in gic_populate_ppi_partitions
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 26, 2025
Updated · July 22, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/gic-v3: Fix error handling in gic_populate_ppi_partitions
of_get_child_by_name() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. When kcalloc fails, it missing of_node_put() and results in refcount leak. Fix this by goto out_put_node label.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime