GHSA-234h-4jcx-ffp3unknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: put the "mdio"...

Published
September 25, 2026
Last Modified
September 25, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: macb: put the "mdio" child node reference on success

macb_mii_init() holds the reference returned by of_get_child_by_name() for macb_mdiobus_register() and drops it only on the error paths, so every successful probe leaks a node reference. On a CM5, overlay removal after four bind cycles reports

OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 5

Drop the reference after registration, where __mdiobus_register() has already taken its own for the lifetime of the bus.

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