# CVE-2025-37746: perf/dwc\_pcie: fix duplicate pci\_dev devices

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.14.3
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from af9597adc2f1e3609c67c9792a2469bb64e43ae9, fixed in 0778c3e01a9f382a5bc444a5271e013406642501; from af9597adc2f1e3609c67c9792a2469bb64e43ae9, fixed in a71c6fc87b2b9905dc2e38887fe4122287216be9; from af9597adc2f1e3609c67c9792a2469bb64e43ae9, fixed in 7f35b429802a8065aa61e2a3f567089649f4d98e
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.14.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/dwc_pcie: fix duplicate pci_dev devices During platform_device_register, wrongly using struct device pci_dev as platform_data caused a kmemdup copy of pci_dev. Worse still, accessing the duplicated device leads to list corruption as its mutex content (e.g., list, magic) remains the same as the original.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.14.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0778c3e01a9f382a5bc444a5271e013406642501
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71c6fc87b2b9905dc2e38887fe4122287216be9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f35b429802a8065aa61e2a3f567089649f4d98e

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