# CVE-2022-48881: platform/x86/amd: Fix refcount leak in amd\_pmc\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86/amd: Fix refcount leak in amd_pmc_probe pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() takes reference, the caller should release the reference by calling pci_dev_put() after use. Call pci_dev_put() in the error path to fix this.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3944162821295993ec89992dec98ab6be6306cc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb32e2be14271a60e9ba89c6d5660cc9998773c

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