CVE-2022-48973: gpio: amd8111: Fix PCI device reference count leak

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: amd8111: Fix PCI device reference count leak for_each_pci_dev() is implemented by pci_get_device(). The comment of pci_get_device() says that it will increase the reference count for the returned pci_dev and also decrease the reference count for the input pci_dev @from if it is not NULL. If we break for_each_pci_dev() loop with pdev not NULL, we need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the reference count. Add the missing pci_dev_put() after the 'out' label. Since pci_dev_put() can handle NULL input parameter, there is no problem for the 'Device not found' branch. For the normal path, add pci_dev_put() in amd_gpio_exit().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 3.6 before 4.9.336; from 4.10 before 4.14.302; from 4.15 before 4.19.269; from 4.20 before 5.4.227; from 5.5 before 5.10.159; from 5.11 before 5.15.83 — fixed in 4.14.302, 4.19.269, 4.9.336, 5.10.159, 5.15.83, 5.4.227

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.302, 4.19.269, 4.9.336, 5.10.159. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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