# CVE-2022-49621: cpufreq: pmac32-cpufreq: Fix refcount leak bug

- 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: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: pmac32-cpufreq: Fix refcount leak bug In pmac_cpufreq_init_MacRISC3(), we need to add corresponding of_node_put() for the three node pointers whose refcount have been incremented by of_find_node_by_name().

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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/4f242486bf46d314b2e3838cc64b56f008a3c4d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c16fc2cb13a13f3c0193bfc6f2edef7d7df7d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4585890ab2dbf455d80e254d3d859d4c1e357920
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dda30f81c751b01cd71f2cfaeef26ad4393b1d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ea9dbf7c2f436952bca331c6f5d72f75aca224e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57289b6601fe78c09921599b042a0b430fb420ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4513018d0bd739097570d26a7760551cba3deb56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd7567d4b6cf187fdfa55f003a9e461ee629e36

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