2414714 – (CVE-2025-40197) CVE-2025-40197 kernel: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device

Bug 2414714 (CVE-2025-40197) - CVE-2025-40197 kernel: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device

Summary: CVE-2025-40197 kernel: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2025-40197
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
Sub Component:
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	medium
Severity:	medium
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team
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TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2025-11-12 23:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified:	2025-11-13 11:47 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-11-12 23:01:55 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: mc: Clear minor number before put device

The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.

Comment 1 Alexander B 2025-11-13 11:44:08 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025111246-CVE-2025-40197-e5de@gregkh/T

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