CVE-2020-36778

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

i2c: xiic: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails

The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on return in xiic_xfer and xiic_i2c_remove.

However, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment the PM reference count even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a reference leak here.

Replace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 28, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2020-36778: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix