{"cve":"CVE-2020-36784","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-28T09:15:36.883","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:13.940","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: cadence: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails\n\nThe PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on\nreturn in functions cdns_i2c_master_xfer and cdns_reg_slave.\n\nHowever, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm usage counter\neven failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a\nreference 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/23ceb8462dc6f4b4decdb5536a7e5fc477cdf0b6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30410519328c94367e561fd878e5f0d3a0303585","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a45fc41beed8e0fe31864619c34aa00797fb60c1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d57ff04e0ed6f3be1682ae861ead33f879225e07","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23ceb8462dc6f4b4decdb5536a7e5fc477cdf0b6"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36784","score":0.00225,"percentile":0.13223,"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."]}