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CVE-2022-49887: media: meson: vdec: fix possible refcount leak in vdec_probe()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: meson: vdec: fix possible refcount leak in vdec_probe() v4l2_device_unregister need to be called to put the refcount got by v4l2_device_register when vdec_probe fails or vdec_remove is called.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.4.224; from 5.5 before 5.10.154; from 5.11 before 5.15.78; from 5.16 before 6.0.8; 6.1-rc1 — fixed in 5.10.154, 5.15.78, 5.4.224, 6.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.154, 5.15.78, 5.4.224, 6.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0457e7b12ece1a7e41fa0ae8b7e47c0a72a83bef
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70119756311a0be3b95bec2e1ba714673e90feba
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7718999356234d9cc6a11b4641bb773928f1390f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6e22f54623d8a856a4f167b25be73c2ff1ff80
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96ad391d054bd5c36994f98afd6a12cbb5600bf

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