ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Fix refcount leak in mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dev_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
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Fix refcount leak in mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dev_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Fix missing of_node_put() in error paths.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 +5Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.2 and later | 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.2 and later Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.137; 5.11 to before 5.15.61; 5.16 to before 5.18.18; 5.19 to before 5.19.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.137; 5.11 to before 5.15.61; 5.16 to before 5.18.18; 5.19 to before 5.19.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:2458 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50123
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgw5-9p5p-96pr
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa668f8e93199cda8fa1612eb49ff70f5ecd8c92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fab5eb31819a2693b0c3d6f3df6a0d193af9a089
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6d41f04640db0f946e2c3f7963bb2774afc7a0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1214ece37944e4dbbb5cfb1d02bf37e4d89b02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/540c7b7385fb110740703888b4b2bbfa06c7f79c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769399bce8825e1dcc5050dab78e15ab578baf4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58567ed2878f70e0ded242cb529fb4a7618ea9f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae4f11c1ed2d67192fdf3d89db719ee439827c11
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50123 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50123 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgw5-9p5p-96pr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50123 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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