# CVE-2022-50249: memory: of: Fix refcount leak bug in of\_get\_ddr\_timings()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-15 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memory: of: Fix refcount leak bug in of_get_ddr_timings() We should add the of_node_put() when breaking out of for_each_child_of_node() as it will automatically increase and decrease the refcount.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d0bd4388e1a39df47e8aaa044ef6a7ee626e48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f7eb83852a65b6f8dea7dcc42b7c76d4d9b0a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c9c4e6495b825be3a8946df1a0148399555fe4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85a40bfb8e7a170abcf9dae2c0898a1983e48daa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daaec4b3fe2297b022c6b2d6bf48b6e5265a60b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2680690f9ce4e6abbb4f559e97271c15b7eeda97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ccab6e3376f8a22167c3b81468ae4f3e7d25f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6cac6fa4d08aea161f83d38117d733b3c3a000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05215fb32010d4afb68fbdbb4d237df6e2d4567b

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