# CVE-2022-50703: soc: qcom: smsm: Fix refcount leak bugs in qcom\_smsm\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: smsm: Fix refcount leak bugs in qcom_smsm_probe() There are two refcount leak bugs in qcom_smsm_probe(): (1) The 'local_node' is escaped out from for_each_child_of_node() as the break of iteration, we should call of_node_put() for it in error path or when it is not used anymore. (2) The 'node' is escaped out from for_each_available_child_of_node() as the 'goto', we should call of_node_put() for it in goto target.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bbe75d466e5118b7d49ef4a346c3ce5742da4e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd4666bf5562fe8e8e5e9bd6fc805d30e1767f43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42df28994eba7b56c762f7bbe7efd5611a1cd15b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3ed59370c712df436791efed120f0c082aa9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39781c98ad46b4e85053345dff797240c1ed7935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e0028debdd07a6d582f0dfadf9a3ec2b5fffff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb6112bd49c0e49f2cf51604231d85ff00284bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7fc83ce0e6986ff9b1c1d7e994fbbf8d43861d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af8f6f39b8afd772fda4f8e61823ef8c021bf382

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