ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug
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: 2 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: ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug In omapdss_init_fbdev(), of_find_node_by_name() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00246 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix
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 | 4.1 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 4.1 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 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
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
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j8j-vf2p-59hp
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j8j-vf2p-59hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50203 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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