# CVE-2022-50120: remoteproc: imx\_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx\_rproc\_addr\_init

- 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: 4.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx_rproc_addr_init of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. This function has two paths missing of_node_put().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc1663e3fc22c72e1ab33be7701a0d51cca84ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ac68927856c3a6d197a95be73c92ec0bd4b012
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16da9f84e26f89e58cac194ff19fefd9de27d975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61afafe8b938bc74841cf4b1a73dd08b9d287c5a

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