CVE-2026-89982 — i2c: mux: Fix channel node leak on adapter add failure
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 Devic…
Published: 2026-09-16 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7