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fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices In mac_probe() there are multiple calls to of_find_device_by_node(), fman_bind() and fman_port_bind() which takes references to of_dev->dev. Not all references taken by these calls are released later on error path in mac_probe() and in mac_remove() which lead to reference leaks. Add references release.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.11.6, 6.6.59
CVEs
CVE-2024-50166
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 16:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Nov 2024, 09:31 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices In mac_probe() there are multiple calls to of_find_device_by_node(), fman_bind() and fman_port_bind() which takes references to of_dev->dev. Not all references taken by these calls are released later on error path in mac_probe() and in mac_remove() which lead to reference leaks. Add references release.

osv:CVE-2024-50166

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.59, 6.11.6

Complete source record
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