Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-37836

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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Affected products

osv-coords87 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_70&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
>= 4.10.0, < 5.10.237+ 86 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.10.0, < 5.10.237
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1.150700.17.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1.21.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1.21.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.10,<5.10.237
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 4.10
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/3297497ad2246eb9243849bfbbc57a0dea97d76envdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/804443c1f27883926de94c849d91f5b7d7d696e9nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9707d0c932f41006a2701afc926b232b50e356b4nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05dfnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbba4c50a2d2a1d3f3bf31cc4b8280cb492bf2c7nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2a352a0d72575f1842d28c14c10089f0cfe1aenvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4db1b2c9ae3d013733c302ee70cac943b7070c0nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9208aec86226524ec1cb68a09ac70e974ea6536nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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