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]
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 9, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed