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

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 6:23 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50; and 7 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50

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