What is CVE-2026-89982?

CVE-2026-89982 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.5 onward and patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89982?

CVE-2026-89982 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89982?

Yes, CVE-2026-89982 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-89982 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-89982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-89982

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-16

Last modified 2026-09-16

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.270 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.221 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.188 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.157 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.110 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.51 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.5 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-89982?

CVE-2026-89982 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89982?

Yes. CVE-2026-89982 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-89982 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-89982 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.