# CVE-2022-49324: mips: cpc: Fix refcount leak in mips\_cpc\_default\_phys\_base

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.14.283, 4.16
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.14.27, fixed in 4.14.283; from 4.15.10, fixed in 4.16
- Linux: 4.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: cpc: Fix refcount leak in mips_cpc_default_phys_base Add the missing of_node_put() to release the refcount incremented by of_find_compatible_node().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.14.283, 4.16) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bed702566dcdb6ebe300bc0c62bf3600cf4d5874
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961ee8a6eeef4632a215d995d837b204f8c7c2d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc0aed22d33ced9e266c50bdf1cbe668c5acfdf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c667b3872a4c435a3f29d4e15971cd8c378b0043
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1699ec1bfb59304a788901474f6bb003f7831b61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f843cdfc202caaa5d67db3395d893e56362e43a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae6b4bb63c694bc91714412718f15468407fe51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4107fa700f314592850e2c64608f6ede4c077476

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