# CVE-2022-50825: usb: typec: wusb3801: fix fwnode refcount leak in wusb3801\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: wusb3801: fix fwnode refcount leak in wusb3801_probe() I got the following report while doing fault injection test: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 4, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /i2c/tcpc@60/connector If wusb3801_hw_init() fails, fwnode_handle_put() needs be called to avoid refcount leak.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de1e2eb7f102e3073714396414592a39efb66b3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d1211f673bbdc822eaf1dbcbf1f2ae06556964
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc18a4c7b3bd447cef2395deeb1f6ac16dfaca0e

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