Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2022-49462
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A refcount leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the drm/msm/a6xx component. The `of parse phandle()` function returns a node pointer with an incremented refcount, which should be decremented using `of node put()` when no longer needed. In the `a6xx gmu init()` function, the node is passed to `of find device by node()` and `of dma configure()`, where `of find device by node()` takes a reference to the node, but `of dma configure()` does not require the node after its usage. This results in a refcount leak, which is resolved by adding a missing `of node put()` call.
**Recommendations**
To resolve this issue, apply the patch that adds the missing `of node put()` call in the `a6xx gmu init()` function to avoid the refcount leak.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.