# CVE-2021-47093: platform/x86: intel\_pmc\_core: fix memleak on registration failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the platform device structure needs to be freed using platform_device_put() to properly free all resources (e.g. the device name).

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a37f2e370699e2feca3dca6c8178c71ceee7e8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca1324755f1f8629a370af5cc315b175331f5d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7c

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