# CVE-2023-54111: pinctrl: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip\_pinctrl\_parse\_groups

- 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: 3.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip_pinctrl_parse_groups of_find_node_by_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. 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/aa017ab5716c9157c65fdce061c4a4a568af53a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5868013522297bf628eee4322d99d6d4de4f308e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954a7a0011d94475f8ba5ceb77a5d11e01cf402f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d562054a3a2eede3507a5461011ee82b671fcb88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f735f232ff59863e0b6ebac0849d637e215a9c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbef00ef4b9b98d15183340396e5df0fa7a860d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c40b34e3462aab12af3dba77d2e1602afc72e80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c818ae563bf99457f02e8170aabd6b174f629f65

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