High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2026· Updated Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-89769
CVE-2026-89769
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.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
>= 6.18.0, < 6.18.50+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.18.0, < 6.18.50
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.7-1.1
Patches
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References
3News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Patched in Single-Day Disclosure EventVypr Intelligence · Sep 11, 2026