In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwrng: geode - Fix PCI device refcount leak

for_each_pci_dev() is implemented by pci_get_device(). The comment of
pci_get_device() says that it will increase the reference count for the
returned pci_dev and also decrease the reference count for the input
pci_dev @from if it is not NULL.

If we break for_each_pci_dev() loop with pdev not NULL, we need to call
pci_dev_put() to decrease the reference count. We add a new struct
'amd_geode_priv' to record pointer of the pci_dev and membase, and then
add missing pci_dev_put() for the normal and error path.
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: geode - Fix PCI device refcount leak for_each_pci_dev() is implemented by pci_get_device(). The comment of pci_get_device() says that it will increase the reference count for the returned pci_dev and also decrease the reference count for the input pci_dev @from if it is not NULL. If we break for_each_pci_dev() loop with pdev not NULL, we need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the reference count. We add a new struct 'amd_geode_priv' to record pointer of the pci_dev and membase, and then add missing pci_dev_put() for the normal and error path.
Title hwrng: geode - Fix PCI device refcount leak
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-09T01:29:07.236Z

Reserved: 2025-12-09T01:26:45.989Z

Link: CVE-2022-50659

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:17.397

Modified: 2025-12-09T18:37:13.640

Link: CVE-2022-50659

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50659 - Bugzilla

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