# CVE-2022-50209: meson-mx-socinfo: Fix refcount leak in meson\_mx\_socinfo\_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: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: meson-mx-socinfo: Fix refcount leak in meson_mx_socinfo_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/69a64c77aafcf3c772264a36214937514e31ad82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b28bf3e044f12db0fc18c42f58ae7fc3fa0144a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2691b8780f88e1b8b3578a5bc78a0011741bbd74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21744c6a0d4116a2d6ebccd947620ca4c952e92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4a33b3e898b13c750b1c0c9643516c7bf6473f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1757480a6a61b8c3164ed371c359edb3928f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2106f38077e78afcb4bf98fdda3e162118cfb3d

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