A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function tpm_common_write in the library lib/refcount.c. The manipulation leads to improper update of reference count.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-49287. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.