# CVE-2022-49421: video: fbdev: clcdfb: Fix refcount leak in clcdfb\_of\_vram\_setup

- 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: 3.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: clcdfb: Fix refcount leak in clcdfb_of_vram_setup of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. 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/6c92711db7c90f78e0b67ac2a8944d0fe7e12d83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2e2c71b2642289438392edbf5d08cdbc0b138b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eb1bb6baeb478538dd4ec6459fd68c44a855b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8db59df7f5826e104db82cfddbf22a33a151193e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1c4405222b6fc98c16e8c2aa679c14e41d81465
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2dfb4ab887d67be7d0892ba041d3c8d738d3356
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb2a24e863b6a10129546a0a4ceea2f07deec39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d245cebf545338a6bc1c7762023de3fbecd7b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b23789a59fa6f00e98a319291819f91fbba0deb8

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