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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-37836

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up t

Published May 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37836. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.31%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 37d6a0a6f4700ad3ae7bbf8db38b4557e97b3fe4 <b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference to avoid a memory leak, per the comment at device_register(). Found by code review. [bhelgaas: squash Dan Carpenter's double free fix from https://lore.kernel.org/r/db806a6c-a91b-4e5a-a84b-6b7e01bdac85@stanley.mountain]

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  • vendor Linux Linux 37d6a0a6f4700ad3ae7bbf8db38b4557e97b3fe4 <b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df37d6a0a6f4700ad3ae7bbf8db38b4557e97b3fe4 <b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df

How to fix CVE-2025-37836

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37836. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 37d6a0a6f4700ad3ae7bbf8db38b4557e97b3fe4 <b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df 37d6a0a6f4700ad3ae7bbf8db38b4557e97b3fe4 <b783478e0c53ffb4f04f25fb4e21ef7f482b05df. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference to avoid a memory leak, per the comment at device_register(). Found by code review. [bhelgaas: squash Dan Carpenter's double free fix from https://lore.kernel.org/r/db806a6c-a91b-4e5a-a84b-6b7e01bdac85@stanl

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference to avoid a memory leak, per the comment at device_register(). Found by code review. [bhelgaas: squash Dan Carpenter's double free fix from https://lore.kernel.org/r/db806a6c-a91b-4e5a-a84b-6b7e01bdac85@stanl

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37836

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37836

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14155

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() If device_register() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference to avoid a memory leak, per the comment at device_register(). Found by code review. [bh

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.