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CVE-2025-38542

CVE-kwetsbaarheidsdetails - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Gepubliceerd 2025-08-16 11:22:16
Laatst bijgewerkt 2026-08-05 12:02:46
Toegewezen door Linux
CVSS-score 7.8
Status PUBLISHED

Beschrijving

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.