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CVE-2025-37836

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]

  • Published: May 9, 2025
  • Updated: Nov 15, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2025-37836
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.