| Name | CVE-2022-49016 |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdiobus: fix unbalanced node reference count I got the following report while doing device(mscc-miim) load test with CONFIG_OF_UNITTEST and CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC enabled: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /spi/soc@0/mdio@7107009c/ethernet-phy@0 If the 'fwnode' is not an acpi node, the refcount is get in fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(), but it has never been put when the device is freed in the normal path. So call fwnode_handle_put() in phy_device_release() to avoid leak. If it's an acpi node, it has never been get, but it's put in the error path, so call fwnode_handle_get() before phy_device_register() to keep get/put operation balanced. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.147-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.41-1 | fixed | |
| forky | 6.16.3-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.16.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.0.12-1 |
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/cdde1560118f82498fc9e9a7c1ef7f0ef7755891 (6.1-rc8)