CVE-2022-49351

Availability loss via MDIO node reference leak

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026

Resource leakage in the Altera TSE MDIO driver in Linux allows local users to exhaust kernel resources during device setup. When altera_tse_mdio_create exits its device-tree child loop early, it fails to call of_node_put on the retained child node. The record does not disclose how a low-privileged user reaches device initialization or the exact resulting availability failure.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Resource leakage in the Altera TSE MDIO driver in Linux allows local users to exhaust kernel resources during device setup. When altera_tse_mdio_create exits its device-tree child loop early, it fails to call of_node_put on the retained child node. The record does not disclose how a low-privileged user reaches device initialization or the exact resulting availability failure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-49351
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.15
  2. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <11ec18b1d8d92b9df307d31950dcba0b3dd7283c
  3. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <1fd12298a0e0ca23478c715e672ee64c85670584
  4. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <4f850fe0a32c3f1e19b76996a3b1ca32637a14de
  5. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <5cd0e22fa11f4a21a8c09cc258f20b1474c95801
  6. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <803b217f1fb49a2dbb2123acdb45111b9c48b8be
  7. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <8174acbef87b8dd8bf3731eba2a5af1ac857e239
  8. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <96bf5ed057df2d157274d4e2079002f9a9404bb8
  9. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <a013fa884d8738ad8455aa1a843b8c9d80c6c833
  10. Affected versionversion=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <e31d9ba169860687dba19bdc8fccbfd34077f655

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=3.15; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <11ec18b1d8d92b9df307d31950dcba0b3dd7283c; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <1fd12298a0e0ca23478c715e672ee64c85670584; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <4f850fe0a32c3f1e19b76996a3b1ca32637a14de; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <5cd0e22fa11f4a21a8c09cc258f20b1474c95801; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <803b217f1fb49a2dbb2123acdb45111b9c48b8be; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <8174acbef87b8dd8bf3731eba2a5af1ac857e239; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <96bf5ed057df2d157274d4e2079002f9a9404bb8; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <a013fa884d8738ad8455aa1a843b8c9d80c6c833; version=bbd2190ce96d8fce031f0526c1f970b68adc9d1a <e31d9ba169860687dba19bdc8fccbfd34077f655

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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