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CVE-2022-48965: gpio/rockchip: fix refcount leak in rockchip_gpiolib_register()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio/rockchip: fix refcount leak in rockchip_gpiolib_register() The node returned by of_get_parent() with refcount incremented, of_node_put() needs be called when finish using it. So add it in the end of of_pinctrl_get().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 5.15.83; from 5.16 before 6.0.13; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2, 6.1-rc3, 6.1-rc4, 6.1-rc5, 6.1-rc6 (+2) — fixed in 5.15.83, 6.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.83, 6.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033c79b7ee8a7bf1c1a13ac3addc91184425cbae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb8f1a784fd6115be58282fe15105572319d8be
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ff545af73f759d1bd04198af8ed8577fb739fc

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