{"cve":"CVE-2020-36778","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-28T09:15:36.457","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:12.913","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: xiic: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails\n\nThe PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on\nreturn in xiic_xfer and xiic_i2c_remove.\n\nHowever, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment the PM reference\ncount even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result\nin a reference leak here.\n\nReplace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage\ncounter balanced.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a42ac16e6573f19c78f556ea292f5b534fcc4514","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85c5c7a3aa8041777ff691400b4046e56149fd3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c977426db644ba476938125597947979e8aba725","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ba996577eaea423694dc69ae43d56f1410a22b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a42ac16e6573f19c78f556ea292f5b534fcc4514"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36778","score":0.00225,"percentile":0.13214,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}