mips: ralink: fix a refcount leak in ill_acc_of_setup()
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: ralink: fix a refcount leak in ill_acc_of_setup() of_node_put(np) needs to be called when pdev == NULL.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00259 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34 +3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.4.189; 5.5 to before 5.10.111; 5.11 to before 5.15.34; 5.16 to before 5.16.20; 5.17 to before 5.17.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.4.189; 5.5 to before 5.10.111; 5.11 to before 5.15.34; 5.16 to before 5.16.20; 5.17 to before 5.17.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38p5-g598-gmh8
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/060a485df4ec1183d543317511cb4caa43468b5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/142ae7d4f21524acfe073e5a3da5667aa85eb970
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fb47ca3490813d3884d8ad0b2ce511aa3537551
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d7f7ef7980f287ace1c15f2ac03d6754e12f071
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c74c755daed551b9aceb8388159180861474bdfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0a1436053b17e50b7c88858fb0824326641793
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38p5-g598-gmh8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49117 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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