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/[email protected]]
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3297497ad2246eb9243849bfbbc57a0dea97d76e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/804443c1f27883926de94c849d91f5b7d7d696e9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9707d0c932f41006a2701afc926b232b50e356b4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbba4c50a2d2a1d3f3bf31cc4b8280cb492bf2c7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2a352a0d72575f1842d28c14c10089f0cfe1ae Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4db1b2c9ae3d013733c302ee70cac943b7070c0 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9208aec86226524ec1cb68a09ac70e974ea6536 Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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: 24 · as of 7 November 2026
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