CVE-2020-36782
MEDIUMLinux kernel 4.16-5.4.118 - Reference Leak via PM Runtime Get Sync Failure
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: imx-lpi2c: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on return in lpi2c_imx_master_enable. 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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
Linux/Linux
< 4.16
Linux/Linux
13d6eb20fc79a1e606307256dad4098375539a09 - 278e5bbdb9a94fa063c0f9bcde2479d0b8042462
Linux/Linux
13d6eb20fc79a1e606307256dad4098375539a09 - 815859cb1d2302e74f11bf6894bceace9ca9eb4a
Linux/Linux
13d6eb20fc79a1e606307256dad4098375539a09 - b100650d80cd2292f6c152f5f2943b5944b3e8ce
Linux/Linux
13d6eb20fc79a1e606307256dad4098375539a09 - bb300acc867e937edc2a6898e92b21f88e4e4e66
Linux/Linux
13d6eb20fc79a1e606307256dad4098375539a09 - cc49d206414240483bb93ffa3d80243e6a776916
Linux/Linux
4.16
Linux/Linux
5.10.37 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.11.21 - 5.11.*
Linux/Linux
5.12.4 - 5.12.*
... and 3 more
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026