# CVE-2024-36955: ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device\_get\_named\_child\_node()

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device_get_named_child_node() The documentation for device_get_named_child_node() mentions this important point: " The caller is responsible for calling fwnode_handle_put() on the returned fwnode pointer. " Add fwnode_handle_put() to avoid a leaked reference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2d9641a39e6b5244230c4b41c4aca83b54b377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722d33c442e66e4aabd3e778958d696ff3a2777e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db626d2730d3d80fd31638169054b1e507f07bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef6ecf98ce309b1f4e5a25cddd5965d01feea07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c158cf914713efc3bcdc25680c7156c48c12ef6a

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