Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-89462power: supply: max17040: propagate register read errors

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In plain English

A 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 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.3% 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: power: supply: max17040: propagate register read errors max17040_get_vcell() and max17040_get_soc() ignore errors returned by regmap_read(). When an I2C transfer fails, the uninitialized register value is converted and reported to userspace as a valid voltage or state of charge. The polling worker can also replace the cached state of charge with the bogus value and emit a spurious change event. Propagate read errors through the power supply get_property callback and keep the last valid cached state of charge when polling fails.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-89462
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89462
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89462
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89462

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before abf348c40cd409db72758377f1eb6ed400c981c6c6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before bcdcbef9c5e69a1e79c6b9f6a3434da2f68724edc6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before 2943a0edd4865ed744702ada647921c3981207f6c6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before 13fb0477da9b400071b9d518b24d6434c4965263c6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before c7aa4c3708cc0d8487336f8281665eaea87130f6c6f4a42de60b981dd210de01cd3e575835e3158e – before 659cc3d8d5ef246263873fce72c8cadeeed073cc
Linux Linux 2.6.31

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