CVE-2025-38542
net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
References (10)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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