PT-2025-8244 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Hangyu Hua
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Published
2022-01-01
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Updated
2025-04-14
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CVE-2022-49310
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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 refcount leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the xillybus char driver. The problem arises from the use of
usb get dev in xillyusb probe, which requires a corresponding call to usb put dev before the device xdev is released to prevent the leak.Recommendations
For the affected Linux kernel version, consider applying the fix that includes calling
usb put dev before releasing xdev to mitigate the refcount leak issue.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Debian
Linux Kernel
Suse