# CVE-2023-53818: ARM: zynq: Fix refcount leak in zynq\_early\_slcr\_init

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: zynq: Fix refcount leak in zynq_early_slcr_init of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on error path. 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/f00bc6727adf840eb208700ea27cda4f3742629d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/351b7e93d02b50b2faae2d4bda28e16a8389cbb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede0334bf4df360f4f9446075cffbbb3bc54d0b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227f8c1c5c4b3d131b66e57e58d38054f441b915
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cc12d10d13ae5ad8d3f7432a4c0156d221fc99b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43a06c73be4b93d308f0df809ee0023b7c37b54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c22ee805202087c2553c9175968e9e922d75bc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eedb910a3be0005b88c696a8552c0d4c9937cd4

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