# CVE-2022-50207: ARM: bcm: Fix refcount leak in bcm\_kona\_smc\_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: 3.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: bcm: Fix refcount leak in bcm_kona_smc_init of_find_matching_node() 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/62d719d31ec667276d7375b64542b080cf187797
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75866df2b1d673df5b7781e565ada753a7895f04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5afe042c889437de83f38a9d73d145742fb4f65f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e7f04f53e680bc72f0a9a5c682ab652100b9c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7f487395f208fd9af69e9a807815e10435aba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6964cb9ac7a43bf78e7d60126e2722992de2ea1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b658bfb26452f2c13e4577a13ab802f89a6642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb23389a2458c2e4bfd6c86a513cbbe1c4d35e76

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