# CVE-2022-49438: Input: sparcspkr - fix refcount leak in bbc\_beep\_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: 2.6.26

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: sparcspkr - fix refcount leak in bbc_beep_probe of_find_node_by_path() calls of_find_node_opts_by_path(), which returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() 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/2f51db16cb740ff90086189a1ef2581eab665591
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13064b0f2c651a3fbb0749932795c6fd21556a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/353bc58ac6c782d4dcde9136a91d1f90867938fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc2b0ce6042dd3117827f10ea8cb67e0ab786da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e07ccc7d56130f760d23f67a70c45366c07debc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/418b6a3e12f75638abc5673eb76cb32127d0ab13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d6f42d8d86648bec2e73d34fe1648cb6d23e08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1124e39fea0e2fdb4202f95b716cb97cc7de7cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8994b30d71d64d5dcc9bc0edbfdf367171aa96f

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