PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge()
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 80% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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]
Affected products
Linux · LinuxReferences
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3297497ad2246eb9243849bfbbc57a0dea97d76ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804443c1f27883926de94c849d91f5b7d7d696e9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9707d0c932f41006a2701afc926b232b50e356b4https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05dfhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbba4c50a2d2a1d3f3bf31cc4b8280cb492bf2c7https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2a352a0d72575f1842d28c14c10089f0cfe1aehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4db1b2c9ae3d013733c302ee70cac943b7070c0https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9208aec86226524ec1cb68a09ac70e974ea6536https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html