PT-2025-40129 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2022-08-22 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2022-50444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A reference count leak exists in the tegra20 clock init function within the Linux kernel. The of find matching node() function increments the reference count of the returned node pointer, and a missing call to of node put() prevents decrementing this count when the node is no longer needed, leading to a memory leak.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-911

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-04060

CVE-2022-50444

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023_6583

SUSE-SU-2025:03613-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 892

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50444.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03613-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0172d14f50098f5736b4b272a1529a3e05419bd6 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e750535b46e12cdde185b416c415e49e4e6e22 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f0a0a27d79f689defc5f5f0bd47d07813e6dea · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fb09612defe7b1d5627db7b3833b46eb21e7b · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e343bafe03ff68a62f48f8235cf98f2c685468b · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f76ef65899fcd93ca747ef38d7a41931e61e4fa · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-04060 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cd228892759d37f36a46616025f4fa0d0a63b5d · Patch