CVE-2020-36779
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i2c: stm32f7: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails
The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on
return in these stm32f7_i2c_xx serious functions.
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.
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 28, 2024, Modified: December 6, 2024