# CVE-2022-48973: gpio: amd8111: Fix PCI device reference count leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: amd8111: Fix PCI device reference count leak for_each_pci_dev() is implemented by pci_get_device(). The comment of pci_get_device() says that it will increase the reference count for the returned pci_dev and also decrease the reference count for the input pci_dev @from if it is not NULL. If we break for_each_pci_dev() loop with pdev not NULL, we need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the reference count. Add the missing pci_dev_put() after the 'out' label. Since pci_dev_put() can handle NULL input parameter, there is no problem for the 'Device not found' branch. For the normal path, add pci_dev_put() in amd_gpio_exit().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4749c5cc147c9860b96db1e71cc36d1de1bd3f59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d591ef873f9ebb86cd8d053b3caee785b2de6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2bc053ebbba57a06fa655db5ea796de2edce445
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48bd5d3801f6b67cc144449d434abbd5043a6d37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ee6413d3dd972930af787b2c0c7aaeb379fa521
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4271515f189bd5fe2ec86b4089dab7cb804625d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e364ce04d8f840478b09eee57b614de7cf1e743e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fecdb9f658d9c82960c98240bc0770ade19aca

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