CVE-2026-64589i2c: core: fix NULL-deref on adapter registration failure
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: core: fix NULL-deref on adapter registration failure If adapter registration ever fails the release callback would trigger a NULL-pointer dereference as the completion struct has not been initialised. Note that before the offending commit this would instead have resulted in a minor memory leak of the adapter name.
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- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e19f31169f85c712c9fca35bfd28ceb093a9f574 before 2ce0a74bfa3acdfcdb00cf02f181f2754b451f42; from 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 before 3351c5e77749a0c8a1e252b95420c143ebcf07ac; from 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 before 034e307428119b67f5f18a35e4f4e7d15a2b9774; from 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 before 2295d2bb101faa663fbc45fadbb3fec45f107441; from 6.12.11 before 6.12.96 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce0a74bfa3acdfcdb00cf02f181f2754b451f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3351c5e77749a0c8a1e252b95420c143ebcf07ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034e307428119b67f5f18a35e4f4e7d15a2b9774
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2295d2bb101faa663fbc45fadbb3fec45f107441
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