i2c: mux: Fix channel node leak on adapter add failure

Summary

CVECVE-2026-89982
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-16 11:17:09 UTC
Updated2026-09-16 11:17:09 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 4f42f70afd2447f3c82ca69d1e03466a75348ba9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 4c9bc46a2a4afb7a11c48d33bdf19febab431015 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 dd2c1e6747b17b24ecddd48a7bb6bb964c2793d1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 0927153f2abf48b6cc3e5f27063a17f7a8d47f38 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 b580f062b24c4eef562f08f210c028adb34ef14e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 2b3b06cb709c4bf75a3fe3da3a0ca368ee3b40e5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 694e7e6edf249723ca7d3ef77c2ca1badfc78dc4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bc45449b1444611d68466ae7f45f235420d79019 385c7af4e3b95d0769fd211831674e83b16a2ebf git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.5 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.270 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.221 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.188 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.157 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.110 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.51 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.5 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/694e7e6edf249723ca7d3ef77c2ca1badfc78dc4 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3b06cb709c4bf75a3fe3da3a0ca368ee3b40e5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9bc46a2a4afb7a11c48d33bdf19febab431015 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b580f062b24c4eef562f08f210c028adb34ef14e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0927153f2abf48b6cc3e5f27063a17f7a8d47f38 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2c1e6747b17b24ecddd48a7bb6bb964c2793d1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f42f70afd2447f3c82ca69d1e03466a75348ba9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/385c7af4e3b95d0769fd211831674e83b16a2ebf 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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