# CVE-2022-49246: ASoC: atmel: Fix error handling in snd\_proto\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.20

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: atmel: Fix error handling in snd_proto_probe The device_node pointer is returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() on it when done. This function only calls of_node_put() in the regular path. And it will cause refcount leak in error paths. Fix this by calling of_node_put() in error handling too.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32ac9bf5e3f594ef9bfedb410aebc98cf784e69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f517480d5888cd54487c5662ce4da95b30ad798
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa969cd8485031294f91fc7184399000cae6355
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0bfaf0544d08d093d6211d7ef8816fb0b5b6c75

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