Threats tagged 'ghsa-xfhg-wvc5-5xpc'

CVE-2025-38235 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's appletb-kbd driver related to improper reference counting of the "appletb_backlight" device. The flaw causes a reference leak when the backlight device is obtained by name during probe, as the reference count increment is never released. This can lead to resource leaks affecting system stability or availability. The issue is fixed by properly decrementing the reference count on device removal and probe failure.