{"cve":"CVE-2020-36779","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-28T09:15:36.617","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:13.083","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: stm32f7: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails\n\nThe PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on\nreturn in these stm32f7_i2c_xx serious functions.\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/2c662660ce2bd3b09dae21a9a9ac9395e1e6c00b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c323b270a52a26aa8038a4d1fd9a850904a41166","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7ea772c9fcf711ed566814b92eecaffc0e2bfd0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d791b90f5c5e5aa8ccf9e33386c16bd2b7e333a4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c662660ce2bd3b09dae21a9a9ac9395e1e6c00b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36779","score":0.00222,"percentile":0.12787,"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."]}