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CVE-2025-37836 Detail

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/[email protected]]


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3297497ad2246eb9243849bfbbc57a0dea97d76e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804443c1f27883926de94c849d91f5b7d7d696e9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9707d0c932f41006a2701afc926b232b50e356b4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbba4c50a2d2a1d3f3bf31cc4b8280cb492bf2c7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2a352a0d72575f1842d28c14c10089f0cfe1ae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4db1b2c9ae3d013733c302ee70cac943b7070c0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9208aec86226524ec1cb68a09ac70e974ea6536

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-37836
NVD Published Date:
05/09/2025
NVD Last Modified:
05/12/2025
Source:
kernel.org