# CVE-2022-50033: usb: host: ohci-ppc-of: Fix refcount leak bug

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.29

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: host: ohci-ppc-of: Fix refcount leak bug In ohci_hcd_ppc_of_probe(), of_find_compatible_node() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6fe64403710287f0ae61a516954d8a4f7c9e3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c5bd5cdcc6dc9f75f53d1c89af463d39a2bb96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec583e300aee9f152a64911445092d18e1c36729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0334d23c56ecf1ee1563bb83e29cc5a51ed7fb4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5dd65e889163e723df1c2f02288cc527a57785
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc62bbc95319bbd330e3645afc7c286acec9ef8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403132881e66db7aa98b55c6655daedd80d407fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a959d7042bb7711e404ad2318b30e9f92c6b9b

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