# CVE-2022-49683: iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: Fix refcount leak in adi\_axi\_adc\_attach\_client

- 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: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: Fix refcount leak in adi_axi_adc_attach_client 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/501652a2ad5450b4908e1f204ce75b2414c305b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab7bf025cee89db73c649216ddd2bc589c3d3862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eaa84e1605035a90a64d25b6cba79e89d188175
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada7b0c0dedafd7d059115adf49e48acba3153a8

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