CVE-2026-89452: Linux kernel · iommu/msm: Unwind probe state on registration failure
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High · fixed in f532401be9312ecd166f616bb74a65b0b4c150fa : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f532401be9312ecd166f616bb74a65b0b4c150fa, 535a200220ca2c83bc8bf54bd2cbe045d6ee70c4, 51e37f9179387b6e3fa64a3d3b4fece1a38b3a02 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/msm: Unwind probe state on registration failure msm_iommu_probe() adds its devm-managed IOMMU object to qcom_iommu_devices before adding the IOMMU sysfs device and registering it with the IOMMU core. If iommu_device_sysfs_add() fails, probe returns with the object still on qcom_iommu_devices. The driver core then releases the devm allocation, leaving a dangling list entry that later list walks may dereference. If iommu_device_register() fails, the same dangling list entry remains and the sysfs device is left registered as well. Unwind the sysfs device and global list entry in reverse setup order on the corresponding failure paths.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a1ae472113762f794682229a0f233f1ee0f69a4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e37f9179387b6e3fa64a3d3b4fece1a38b3a02 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f532401be9312ecd166f616bb74a65b0b4c150fa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f7074a886c4a93e3d12076ce60a510a1ebe400c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/535a200220ca2c83bc8bf54bd2cbe045d6ee70c4 (opens in a new tab)