---
id: CVE-2022-50203
title: 'ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug'
summary: |-
  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…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be
  - >-
    Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 <
    50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739
  - Linux 4.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:06:56.672309Z'
published: '2025-06-18'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:10:29.024Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50203'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00246
epssPercentile: 0.15986
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.704Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be`
- `Linux >= 23d34981c7e36fb609d3eaacf0a52a05d75ae008 < 50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739`
- `Linux 4.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.