Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-89452iommu/msm: Unwind probe state on registration failure

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-89452
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89452
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89452
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89452

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 42df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before 51424c14dbdadc8c2ad4abf842265a50f69d78aa42df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before 6a1ae472113762f794682229a0f233f1ee0f69a442df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before 51e37f9179387b6e3fa64a3d3b4fece1a38b3a0242df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before f532401be9312ecd166f616bb74a65b0b4c150fa42df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before 7f7074a886c4a93e3d12076ce60a510a1ebe400c42df43b36163ed7d0ab13992e411093252903273 – before 535a200220ca2c83bc8bf54bd2cbe045d6ee70c4
Linux Linux 4.11

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