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CVE-2026-89461

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the max17040 driver has a work cancellation synchronization issue on suspend. max17040_work() requeues itself after every poll, and cancel_delayed_work() does not wait for an already running callback, potentially continuing to access the fuel gauge after suspend completes.

Risk Assessment

Can cause system instability, hardware access during suspend, or power management issues.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix using cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure polling is quiesced before suspend completes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max17040: synchronize work cancellation on suspend max17040_work() requeues itself after every poll. cancel_delayed_work() only cancels a pending instance and does not wait for a callback that is already running. If system suspend races with the polling callback, the callback can continue accessing the fuel gauge and requeue itself after the suspend callback returns. Use cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure polling is quiesced before suspend completes.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS