Linux Kernel up to 6.0.6 mtd of_node_get use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.6. This issue affects the function of_node_get of the component mtd. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-50283. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function of_node_get of the component mtd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: core: add missing of_node_get() in dynamic partitions code This fixes unbalanced of_node_put(): [ 1.078910] 6 cmdlinepart partitions found on MTD device gpmi-nand [ 1.085116] Creating 6 MTD partitions on "gpmi-nand": [ 1.090181] 0x000000000000-0x000008000000 : "nandboot" [ 1.096952] 0x000008000000-0x000009000000 : "nandfit" [ 1.103547] 0x000009000000-0x00000b000000 : "nandkernel" [ 1.110317] 0x00000b000000-0x00000c000000 : "nanddtb" [ 1.115525] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1.120141] refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. [ 1.125328] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xdc/0x148 [ 1.133528] Modules linked in: [ 1.136589] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc7-next-20220930-04543-g8cf3f7 [ 1.146342] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX8DXL DDR3L EVK (DT) [ 1.151999] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 1.158965] pc : refcount_warn_saturate+0xdc/0x148 [ 1.163760] lr : refcount_warn_saturate+0xdc/0x148 [ 1.168556] sp : ffff800009ddb080 [ 1.171866] x29: ffff800009ddb080 x28: ffff800009ddb35a x27: 0000000000000002 [ 1.179015] x26: ffff8000098b06ad x25: ffffffffffffffff x24: ffff0a00ffffff05 [ 1.186165] x23: ffff00001fdf6470 x22: ffff800009ddb367 x21: 0000000000000000 [ 1.193314] x20: ffff00001fdfebe8 x19: ffff00001fdfec50 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 1.200464] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000118 x15: 0000000000000004 [ 1.207614] x14: 0000000000000fff x13: ffff800009bca248 x12: 0000000000000003 [ 1.214764] x11: 00000000ffffefff x10: c0000000ffffefff x9 : 4762cb2ccb52de00 [ 1.221914] x8 : 4762cb2ccb52de00 x7 : 205d313431303231 x6 : 312e31202020205b [ 1.229063] x5 : ffff800009d55c1f x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 1.236213] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800009954be6 x0 : 000000000000002a [ 1.243365] Call trace: [ 1.245806] refcount_warn_saturate+0xdc/0x148 [ 1.250253] kobject_get+0x98/0x9c [ 1.253658] of_node_get+0x20/0x34 [ 1.257072] of_fwnode_get+0x3c/0x54 [ 1.260652] fwnode_get_nth_parent+0xd8/0xf4 [ 1.264926] fwnode_full_name_string+0x3c/0xb4 [ 1.269373] device_node_string+0x498/0x5b4 [ 1.273561] pointer+0x41c/0x5d0 [ 1.276793] vsnprintf+0x4d8/0x694 [ 1.280198] vprintk_store+0x164/0x528 [ 1.283951] vprintk_emit+0x98/0x164 [ 1.287530] vprintk_default+0x44/0x6c [ 1.291284] vprintk+0xf0/0x134 [ 1.294428] _printk+0x54/0x7c [ 1.297486] of_node_release+0xe8/0x128 [ 1.301326] kobject_put+0x98/0xfc [ 1.304732] of_node_put+0x1c/0x28 [ 1.308137] add_mtd_device+0x484/0x6d4 [ 1.311977] add_mtd_partitions+0xf0/0x1d0 [ 1.316078] parse_mtd_partitions+0x45c/0x518 [ 1.320439] mtd_device_parse_register+0xb0/0x274 [ 1.325147] gpmi_nand_probe+0x51c/0x650 [ 1.329074] platform_probe+0xa8/0xd0 [ 1.332740] really_probe+0x130/0x334 [ 1.336406] __driver_probe_device+0xb4/0xe0 [ 1.340681] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x1f8 [ 1.344869] __driver_attach+0xdc/0x1a4 [ 1.348708] bus_for_each_dev+0x80/0xcc [ 1.352548] driver_attach+0x24/0x30 [ 1.356127] bus_add_driver+0x108/0x1f4 [ 1.359967] driver_register+0x78/0x114 [ 1.363807] __platform_driver_register+0x24/0x30 [ 1.368515] gpmi_nand_driver_init+0x1c/0x28 [ 1.372798] do_one_initcall+0xbc/0x238 [ 1.376638] do_initcall_level+0x94/0xb4 [ 1.380565] do_initcalls+0x54/0x94 [ 1.384058] do_basic_setup+0x1c/0x28 [ 1.387724] kernel_init_freeable+0x110/0x188 [ 1.392084] kernel_init+0x20/0x1a0 [ 1.395578] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 1.399157] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 1.403782] ------------[ cut here ]------------

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50283 since 09/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265259 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50283), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9e54ce00505d291ef88f2c05e5eef46269daf83c/12b58961de0bd88b3c7dfa5d21f6d67f4678b780 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265259) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2053). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• F5 F5OS

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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