In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix unbalanced of node refcount in regulator_dev_lookup() I got the the following report: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /i2c/pmic@62/regulators/exten In of_get_regulator(), the node is returned from of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented, after using it, of_node_put() need be called.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-50887 is rated Low Risk (9.9/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.06% | 0.20% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2026-06-09 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2026-05-28 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2022-50887 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50887 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50887 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50887/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2022-50887 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 176, released 145, not-affected 69, needed 4, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50887 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affected products in dataset. | |||