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CVE-2023-54111: pinctrl: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip_pinctrl_parse_groups

• Severity: unknown
• 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: 2025-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: rockchip: Fix refcount leak in rockchip_pinctrl_parse_groups of_find_node_by_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 3.11 — fixed in 6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f735f232ff59863e0b6ebac0849d637e215a9c2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c40b34e3462aab12af3dba77d2e1602afc72e80
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5868013522297bf628eee4322d99d6d4de4f308e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954a7a0011d94475f8ba5ceb77a5d11e01cf402f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa017ab5716c9157c65fdce061c4a4a568af53a8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c818ae563bf99457f02e8170aabd6b174f629f65
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d562054a3a2eede3507a5461011ee82b671fcb88
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbef00ef4b9b98d15183340396e5df0fa7a860d8

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