Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_get_max_prio of_find_node_by_path() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/255b650cbec6849443ce2e0cdd187fd5e61c218c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e18b869a8d574cfe9ee64df9c3d0a7ac7ed07a8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ed9709d262bf026b2ff64979fbfe0f496287588 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1e53f7f181a11a8a343def1e0d0209905b7c64 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b8eae24b7ee157bda07695d802be8576983fa8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99733ad47a6c990b52e136608455643bfa708f2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea494e8a9852abd0ba60f69b254ce0d7c38449e2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f658d5b528ce97a68efbb64ee54f6fe0909b189a Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 9 · as of 7 November 2026
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