# CVE-2022-48672: of: fdt: fix off-by-one error in unflatten\_dt\_nodes()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: fdt: fix off-by-one error in unflatten_dt_nodes() Commit 78c44d910d3e ("drivers/of: Fix depth when unflattening devicetree") forgot to fix up the depth check in the loop body in unflatten_dt_nodes() which makes it possible to overflow the nps[] buffer... Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static analysis tool.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbdda20ce363356698835185801a58a28f644853
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2566706ac6393386a4e7c4ce23fe17f4c98d9aa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e88c25f88b9805572263c9ed20f1d88742feaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4369260e77821602102dcc7d792de39a56365c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6b9f7cc1108bad6e2c53b1d6e0156379188db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2133f451311671c7c42b5640d2b999326b39aa0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f945a792f67815abca26fa8a5e863ccf3fa1181

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