CVE-2022-48961

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: mdio: fix unbalanced fwnode reference count in mdio_device_release()

There is warning report about of_node refcount leak
while probing mdio device:

OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2,
of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry:
attach overlay node /spi/soc@0/mdio@710700c0/ethernet@4

In of_mdiobus_register_device(), we increase fwnode refcount
by fwnode_handle_get() before associating the of_node with
mdio device, but it has never been decreased in normal path.
Since that, in mdio_device_release(), it needs to call
fwnode_handle_put() in addition instead of calling kfree()
directly.

After above, just calling mdio_device_free() in the error handle
path of of_mdiobus_register_device() is enough to keep the
refcount balanced.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 18%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.5 ≤
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< 5.15.83
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
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< 6.0.13
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc8
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed