# CVE-2022-49386: net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: Fix some refcount leaks

- 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: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: Fix some refcount leaks of_get_child_by_name() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. am65_cpsw_init_cpts() and am65_cpsw_nuss_probe() don't release the refcount in error case. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ba2cc57f404d2d9f26fb85bd3833d35a477829
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b7ef3b159805ba6be061d0cd2403d84b9b0063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78aca10a16f001c9f49f1cc4dadfee8d444bb173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e44f21c384503562713b7d3b673c40bed20af3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd89d2fc438457811cbbec07999ce0d80051ff5

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