# CVE-2022-50777: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.14.303, 4.10, 4.19
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.14.74, fixed in 4.14.303; from 4.9.131, fixed in 4.10; from 4.18.12, fixed in 4.19
- Linux: 4.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with refcount incremented. Call put_device() to relese it when not needed anymore.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.14.303, 4.10, 4.19) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53526dbc8aa6b95e9fc2ab1e29b1a9145721da24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b0b1ff525d9be4babf5a148a4de0d50042d95d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00616bd1913a4f879679e02dc08c2f501ca2bd4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/106d0d33c9d1ec4ddeeffc1fdc717ff09953d4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52841e71253e6ace72751c72560950474a57d04c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee84d37a5f08ed1121cdd16f8f3ed87552087a21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d039535850ee47079d59527e96be18d8e0daa84b

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