5.5

CVE-2020-36781: i2c: imx: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36781DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36781
Published 28-02-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-36781 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: imx: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails In i2c_imx_xfer() and i2c_imx_remove(), the pm reference count is not expected to be incremented on return. However, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm reference count even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a reference leak here. Replace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu62 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 3a5ee18d2a32bda6b9a1260136f6805848e3839d, < 3a0cdd336d92c429b51a79bf4f64b17eafa0325d | ≥ 3a5ee18d2a32bda6b9a1260136f6805848e3839d, < 1ecc0ebc2ebbad4a22a670a07d27a21fa0b59c77 | ≥ 3a5ee18d2a32bda6b9a1260136f6805848e3839d, < ff406f6cd09c273337ab4854292e4aca48f8affd | ≥ 3a5ee18d2a32bda6b9a1260136f6805848e3839d, < 47ff617217ca6a13194fcb35c6c3a0c57c080693 | 5.7
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.7, < 5.10.37 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.11.21 | ≥ 5.12, < 5.12.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.10.38-1

3 vendors · 65 products

References

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