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CVE-2022-50019· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

tty: serial: Fix refcount leak bug in ucc_uart.c

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: Fix refcount leak bug in ucc_uart.c In soc_info(), of_find_node_by_type() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 18, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 8th percentile
CWE
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel2.6.25 and later · before 4.9.326
  • linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.291
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.256
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.211
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.138
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.63
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.19.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.25affected
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before 8245e7d1d7f75a9255ad1e8146752e5051d528b8affected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before ec56f886f3bf0f15f7a3844d4c025e165b8e8de7affected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before 59bc4c19d53bdac61ec952c01c6e864f5f0f8367affected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before ca3fc1c38e4253bc019881301a28ea60b8b0bca3affected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before 81939c4fbc2d5c754d0f1c1f05149d4b70d751edaffected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before 17c32546166d8a7d2579c4b57c8b16241f94a66baffected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before f6ed634eedb1a8a6a8cb110a7695c7abb70ffcbfaffected · git
    • d7584ed2b994a572326650b0c4d2c25961e6f49d and later · before d24d7bb2cd947676f9b71fb944d045e09b8b282faffected · git
    • before 2.6.25not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.0.2-16.0.2-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux17c32546166d8a7d2579c4b57c8b16241f94a66bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux59bc4c19d53bdac61ec952c01c6e864f5f0f8367Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux81939c4fbc2d5c754d0f1c1f05149d4b70d751edVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8245e7d1d7f75a9255ad1e8146752e5051d528b8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxca3fc1c38e4253bc019881301a28ea60b8b0bca3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd24d7bb2cd947676f9b71fb944d045e09b8b282fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxec56f886f3bf0f15f7a3844d4c025e165b8e8de7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf6ed634eedb1a8a6a8cb110a7695c7abb70ffcbfVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.0.2-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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