In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: Fix a potential use after free Free the adap structure only after we are done using it. This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the use after free. wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag] CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) [CVE-2019-25162 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25162)