# CVE-2021-47425: i2c: acpi: fix resource leak in reconfiguration device addition

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: acpi: fix resource leak in reconfiguration device addition acpi_i2c_find_adapter_by_handle() calls bus_find_device() which takes a reference on the adapter which is never released which will result in a reference count leak and render the adapter unremovable. Make sure to put the adapter after creating the client in the same manner that we do for OF. [wsa: fixed title]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8090a84d7758b929d348bafbd86bb7a10c5fb63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d9d458a8aaafa47268ea4f1b4114a9f12927989
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60bacf259e8c2eb2324f3e13275200baaee9494b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86de018fd7a24ee07372d55ffa7824f0c674a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90f1077c9184ec2ae9989e4642f211263f301694
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6558b646ce1c2a872fe1c2c7cb116f05a2c1950f

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