linux — security advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: xiic: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on return in xiic_xfer and xiic_i2c_remove. However, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment the PM reference count even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a reference leak here. Replace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.38-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-36778
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 13:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: xiic: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on return in xiic_xfer and xiic_i2c_remove. However, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment the PM reference count even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a reference leak here. Replace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36778
linux
Fixed versions: 5.10.38-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.10.38-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.10.38-1
Complete source record
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