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CVE-2022-50125: ASoC: cros_ec_codec: Fix refcount leak in cros_ec_codec_platform_probe

• 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: 2025-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: cros_ec_codec: Fix refcount leak in cros_ec_codec_platform_probe of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.5 before 5.10.137; from 5.11 before 5.15.61; from 5.16 before 5.18.18; from 5.19 before 5.19.2 — fixed in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a034d93ee929a9ea89f3fa5f1d8492435b9ee6e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1065c385325845c88350c765cc6e449f46741984
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e64b5562c077218295f2230fb5cf181193cb06
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae95c5aee1f67da6608ceaebfb744d900e5ffbf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca6c9244e6c9827a0b2fe8808c5e7b1ee8ab7104

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