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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 devic…

High CVSS 7.8
CVECVE-2025-38542
First seen2026-07-30 16:31 UTC
Disclosed2025-08-16 12:15 UTC
Last updated2026-07-30 16:31 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

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.

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Affected products

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD