# CVE-2022-50203: ARM: OMAP2+: display: 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: 4.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug In omapdss_init_fbdev(), of_find_node_by_name() 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/bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739

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