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CVE-2022-49354: ata: pata_octeon_cf: Fix refcount leak in octeon_cf_probe

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: pata_octeon_cf: Fix refcount leak in octeon_cf_probe of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() to avoid refcount leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 3.8 before 4.9.318; from 4.10 before 4.14.283; from 4.15 before 4.19.247; from 4.20 before 5.4.198; from 5.5 before 5.10.122; from 5.11 before 5.15.47 — fixed in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 4.9.318, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 4.9.318, 5.10.122. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10d6bdf532902be1d8aa5900b3c03c5671612aa2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cb3ece14547cb1ca2021798aaf49a3f82643d1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd85c5ba1687daf54e3b6907673c3604b1e75cf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888312dc297a8a103f6371ef668c7e04f57a7679
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8ad067b90f231b8fdb14acee673ca4012f6045
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d3e5f1d7d4f8b5e3834fec0f057a762c55806b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9782e1b21bee4b783a64b2a91e7e71406c21a21
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a1e7f33c88780b279835d63665d7e38ccb671f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2cb409b504bb3a69e65a17f3120328c8e50219

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