MediumFix available
powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49437
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:58 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 02:12 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
osv:CVE-2022-49437
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3
Complete source record
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