PT-2026-68422 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
CVE-2026-64589
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Published
2026-08-06
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Updated
2026-09-07
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A NULL-pointer dereference occurs in the i2c core during adapter registration failure. If the registration process fails, the release callback is triggered while the completion struct remains uninitialized, leading to the crash. Prior to the commit that introduced this issue, the failure resulted in a minor memory leak of the adapter name.
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Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu