CVE-2026-89982
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: mux: Fix channel node leak on adapter add failure i2c_mux_add_adapter() takes a reference to the Device Tree channel node before registering the new adapter. If adapter registration fails, the error path frees the private data without dropping that reference. Release the channel node before freeing the private data.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0927153f2abf48b6cc3e5f27063a17f7a8d47f38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3b06cb709c4bf75a3fe3da3a0ca368ee3b40e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385c7af4e3b95d0769fd211831674e83b16a2ebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9bc46a2a4afb7a11c48d33bdf19febab431015
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f42f70afd2447f3c82ca69d1e03466a75348ba9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694e7e6edf249723ca7d3ef77c2ca1badfc78dc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b580f062b24c4eef562f08f210c028adb34ef14e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2c1e6747b17b24ecddd48a7bb6bb964c2793d1
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.