# CVE-2022-50105: powerpc/spufs: Fix refcount leak in spufs\_init\_isolated\_loader

- 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: 2.6.20

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/spufs: Fix refcount leak in spufs_init_isolated_loader of_find_node_by_path() returns remote device nodepointer 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

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43584490ee6c8a104797444af6bf89d0dafe95c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0cb99948c5f6d8fe56f6e69b8dd0a05ee5f9cec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14329d29a048dc35aac2374fb3d588d8190095a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aff6a9b7b7ec4e5c319f7946c9864c8d5e3d4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e9fa07b229badab808980e984a9fe824116f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa5de2547b7ccf0a31bc740d12f829fae243112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4288eb035ba4ddb53245e9365c919bb51ac00c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac059dacffa8ab2f7798f20e4bd3333890c541c

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