Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2020-36778
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (13.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 10b17004a74c384c6f410af355b0d6d7a168f613, 5.6, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36778?
- CVE-2020-36778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36778?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.