# CVE-2022-49457: ARM: versatile: Add missing of\_node\_put in dcscb\_init

- 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: 3.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: versatile: Add missing of_node_put in dcscb_init The device_node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() to avoid the 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/2d7b23db35254b7d46e852967090c64cdccf24da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdfb7d4f036118d36415a2575efa6f5246505ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fc05cd17617e63fc13ad0c01f3f0afd890d8ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd1999ba97445a12cc394f5f42ffd9116bf0185
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d146e2a9864ade19914494de3fb520390b415d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c329b980bddbc8c6a3d287d91f2103a4d4a860
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6006faed9aba5144b33176d061031a9be66954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6de7b181c29cd4578ec139aafb5eac062abbe1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b44f9c649bbef10b45fa33080cd8b4166800ae

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