# CVE-2022-50155: mtd: parsers: ofpart: Fix refcount leak in bcm4908\_partitions\_fw\_offset

- 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: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: parsers: ofpart: Fix refcount leak in bcm4908_partitions_fw_offset of_find_node_by_path() 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/762475464982b15014f364ec0cf2a843407f5af1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3193c3a3f4fca65cb06d9d48d07fb96bc1f5b2bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01bc3840d943cf725dea6ca13e11ffda82bad49a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e607879b0da18c451de5e91daf239cc2f2f8ff2d

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