# CVE-2022-49354: ata: pata\_octeon\_cf: Fix refcount leak in octeon\_cf\_probe

- 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
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: pata_octeon_cf: Fix refcount leak in octeon_cf_probe of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() to avoid refcount leak.

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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/7bd85c5ba1687daf54e3b6907673c3604b1e75cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d3e5f1d7d4f8b5e3834fec0f057a762c55806b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8ad067b90f231b8fdb14acee673ca4012f6045
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a1e7f33c88780b279835d63665d7e38ccb671f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cb3ece14547cb1ca2021798aaf49a3f82643d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888312dc297a8a103f6371ef668c7e04f57a7679
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9782e1b21bee4b783a64b2a91e7e71406c21a21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2cb409b504bb3a69e65a17f3120328c8e50219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10d6bdf532902be1d8aa5900b3c03c5671612aa2

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