CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89769

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, an IRQ leak on the cpuhp_setup_state error path in the nxp-pit clocksource driver was resolved. When cpuhp_setup_state fails after pit_clockevent_per_cpu_init successfully called request_irq, the error handling skips freeing the registered IRQ, leaking the IRQ line and leaving a dangling pointer as the interrupt handler's dev_id, potentially leading to a use-after-free.

Risk Assessment

The IRQ leak and dangling pointer may lead to a use-after-free if the interrupt fires after memory is freed, causing kernel instability or a crash.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that calls pit_clockevent_per_cpu_exit to properly release the IRQ before falling through to the cleanup chain.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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