In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device
In the current code, devres_release_all() only gets called if the device has a bus and has been probed.
This leads to issues when using bus-less or driver-less devices where the device might never get freed if a managed resource holds a reference to the device. This is happening in the DRM framework for example.
We should thus call devres_release_all() in the device_del() function to make sure that the device-managed actions are properly executed when the device is unregistered, even if it has neither a bus nor a driver.
This is effectively the same change than commit 2f8d16a996da ("devres: release resources on device_del()") that got reverted by commit a525a3ddeaca ("driver core: free devres in device_release") over memory leaks concerns.
This patch effectively combines the two commits mentioned above to release the resources both on device_del() and device_release() and get the best of both worlds.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123Upgrade kernel-libbpf-static | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 6, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 14, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtime | Jul 20, 2026 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Oct 4, 2025 |
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