CVE-2022-49678
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: bcm: brcmstb: pm: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak in brcmstb_pm_probe of_find_matching_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak. In brcmstb_init_sram, it pass dn to of_address_to_resource(), of_address_to_resource() will call of_find_device_by_node() to take reference, so we should release the reference returned by of_find_matching_node().
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.127-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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