Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-89769
Linux Linux
clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Fix IRQ leak on cpuhp_setup_state error path
CVSS 3.1
7.4High
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Fix IRQ leak on cpuhp_setup_state error path When cpuhp_setup_state fails after pit_clockevent_per_cpu_init has successfully called request_irq, the error handling jumps directly to out_pit_clocksource_unregister without freeing the registered IRQ. This leaks the IRQ line and, since kfree(pit) follows, leaves a dangling pointer registered as the interrupt handler's dev_id, potentially leading to a use-after-free if the IRQ fires afterwards. Fix it by calling pit_clockevent_per_cpu_exit to properly release the IRQ before falling through to the existing cleanup chain.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.18 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f ≤ v < d53c29a89a15e56a1797f3ef249955e544782e04 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f ≤ v < cdcd861123248e871c2ec2be968b0a1b2a5a34b0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f ≤ v < 05520e035f8332c8e33f3011b5ca016fde61793d | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
5.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
Weaknesses (CWE)
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