CVE-2024-50166: fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices

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: 2024-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices In mac_probe() there are multiple calls to of_find_device_by_node(), fman_bind() and fman_port_bind() which takes references to of_dev->dev. Not all references taken by these calls are released later on error path in mac_probe() and in mac_remove() which lead to reference leaks. Add references release.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.5 before 6.6.59; from 6.7 before 6.11.6; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4 — fixed in 6.11.6, 6.6.59

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.6, 6.6.59. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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