Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2022-49432powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init()
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init() The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use of_node_put() on it when done.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt-addons | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libperf | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rv | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:20518 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | RLSA-2025:20518 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-47.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1019.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1019.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1017.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1015.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1013.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1015.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1017.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-47.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1017.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1014.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49432 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 977dbc81d0f866ef63b93c127b7404f07734b3ccd74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 53f3f7f73e609b934083f896cb7ca2c2cb009b9fd74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 1d5c8cea85fb1680eae8d645b96b92146cb4633cd74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 537a317e5ff45d1f5a0ecaf6a0d7c8043c878cb1d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 6a61a97106279c2aa16fbbb2a171fd5dde127d23d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before df802880a7f9cd96b921b00639b00871f18a9a57d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 2357bd7499a81c70b460e2191852bbfc7b63c354d74361881f0dfe5f9dcac37d1b753a15a2345d8c – before 9a42bc2494fadb453de00ce61042e588563ddc6d |
| Linux | Linux | 4.8 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/977dbc81d0f866ef63b93c127b7404f07734b3cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f3f7f73e609b934083f896cb7ca2c2cb009b9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5c8cea85fb1680eae8d645b96b92146cb4633c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/537a317e5ff45d1f5a0ecaf6a0d7c8043c878cb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a61a97106279c2aa16fbbb2a171fd5dde127d23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df802880a7f9cd96b921b00639b00871f18a9a57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2357bd7499a81c70b460e2191852bbfc7b63c354
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a42bc2494fadb453de00ce61042e588563ddc6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd9e27ea4a39f7edd4bf81e9e70208e7ac0b7c9