CVE-2025-37836 — PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge()
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…
Published: 2025-05-09 · CVSS: Unscored
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]
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7