Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: Fix a potential use after free Free the adap structure only after we are done using it. This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the use after free. [wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag]
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b0606000d0828630c033bf0c74c748464fe87d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a191b132cd87f746c62f3dc27da33683d85829 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35927d7509ab9bf41896b7e44f639504eae08af7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cb31756888bb062e92d2dca21cd629d77a46a9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/871a1e94929a27bf6e2cd99523865c840bbc2d87 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c72c06c367758a14f227c847f9d623f1994ecf Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6412ba3b6508bdf9c074d310bf4144afa6aec1a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e1a046cf87c8b1363e5de835114f2779e2aaf4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b0606000d0828630c033bf0c74c748464fe87d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a191b132cd87f746c62f3dc27da33683d85829 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 32 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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