{"cve":"CVE-2022-49438","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:20.240","modified":"2026-06-17T05:18:02.903","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: sparcspkr - fix refcount leak in bbc_beep_probe\n\nof_find_node_by_path() calls of_find_node_opts_by_path(),\nwhich returns a node pointer with refcount\nincremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done.\nAdd missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1124e39fea0e2fdb4202f95b716cb97cc7de7cc7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f51db16cb740ff90086189a1ef2581eab665591","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/353bc58ac6c782d4dcde9136a91d1f90867938fe","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/418b6a3e12f75638abc5673eb76cb32127d0ab13","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e07ccc7d56130f760d23f67a70c45366c07debc"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49438","score":0.00276,"percentile":0.20023,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}