watchdog: ts4800_wdt: Fix refcount leak in ts4800_wdt_probe
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: watchdog: ts4800_wdt: Fix refcount leak in ts4800_wdt_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() in some error paths.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00262 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47 +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 | 4.5 and later | 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.5 and later Fixed in 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to before 5.10.122; 5.11 to before 5.15.47; 5.16 to before 5.17.15; 5.18 to before 5.18.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to before 5.10.122; 5.11 to before 5.15.47; 5.16 to before 5.17.15; 5.18 to before 5.18.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19
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-2022-49373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f47-5gr7-5wcf
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b110d940417942bc87d9e4bea6d4f24e05ed483
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910b1cdf6c50ae8fb222e46657d04fb181577017
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4afd8a003d6abf1f5d159c2bb67e6b7cbde253
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91fa5aa53f68b85e779164b3127c7e23cad5c457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f067b5286edfd83d2d3903e8578b561599d62539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d24df3d690809952528e7a19a43d84bc5b99d44
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f47-5gr7-5wcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49373 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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