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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 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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-08-16 | Updated 2025-08-16 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before 4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before 473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before 64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
affected

c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d before 711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.12
affected

Any version before 2.6.12
unaffected

5.4.296
unaffected

5.10.240
unaffected

5.15.189
unaffected

6.1.146
unaffected

6.6.99
unaffected

6.12.39
unaffected

6.15.7
unaffected

6.16
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119

git.kernel.org/...c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd

git.kernel.org/...c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90

git.kernel.org/...c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4

git.kernel.org/...c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46

git.kernel.org/...c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7

git.kernel.org/...c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b

git.kernel.org/...c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750

cve.org (CVE-2025-38542)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38542)

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