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CVE-2022-50203

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug In omapdss_init_fbdev(), of_find_node_by_name() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-06-18 11:15:51.043000
Last modified
2026-11-05 20:17:27.407000
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