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drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() in error path to avoid refcount leak.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.18.18, 5.19.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-50188
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 18:36 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Jun 2025, 11:03 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() in error path to avoid refcount leak.
osv:CVE-2022-50188
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.18.18, 5.19.2
Complete source record
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