CVE-2025-38542
net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119 c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90 c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4 c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46 c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7 c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
Linux / Linux
2.6.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html