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CVE-2025-37836

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference to avoid a memory leak, per the comment at device_register(). Found by code review. [bhelgaas: squash Dan Carpenter's double free fix from https://lore.kernel.org/r/db806a6c-a91b-4e5a-a84b-6b7e01bdac85@stanley.mountain]

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published5/9/2025

Last Modified11/14/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxlinux:linux_kernel

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3297497ad2246eb9243849bfbbc57a0dea97d76e(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804443c1f27883926de94c849d91f5b7d7d696e9(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9707d0c932f41006a2701afc926b232b50e356b4(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbba4c50a2d2a1d3f3bf31cc4b8280cb492bf2c7(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2a352a0d72575f1842d28c14c10089f0cfe1ae(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4db1b2c9ae3d013733c302ee70cac943b7070c0(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9208aec86226524ec1cb68a09ac70e974ea6536(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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