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CVE-2026-89472

HIGH 7.8

Published 2026-09-11 · Last modified 2026-10-21

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: charger-manager: register regulators before exposing sysfs charger_manager_remove() and the err_reg_extcon probe error path free each charger regulator with regulator_put() before tearing down the power_supply sysfs entries (power_supply_unregister()). charger_manager_remove() also calls try_charger_enable(cm, false) after the regulator_put() loop. A concurrent write to a charger's externally_control sysfs attribute that lands between regulator_put() and power_supply_unregister() can run charger_externally_control_store() and call try_charger_enable(), which, when charging is enabled, dereferences the already-freed consumer handle. When charging is enabled, try_charger_enable(cm, false) in .remove() also dereferences the freed handles directly. Both leave use-after-free windows. Symmetrically, probe registers the sysfs entries (power_supply_register) before acquiring the regulators (regulator_get, inside charger_manager_register_extcon), so userspace can reach externally_control before the regulators are available. Split charger_manager_register_extcon() on the sync/async boundary: charger_manager_get_regulators() (regulator_get only, no async producer) now runs before power_supply_register() so sysfs is not live before regulators are available, and charger_manager_register_extcon() keeps only the extcon notifier/work setup, still after power_supply_register() so a power_supply_register() failure cannot reach extcon setup. This keeps the sysfs setup/teardown ordering symmetric without introducing an asynchronous producer on the earlier probe-error path. Move power_supply_unregister() and try_charger_enable(cm, false) ahead of the regulator_put() loop on both teardown paths, and adjust err_reg_extcon (power_supply_unregister() then fall through err_regulator for regulator_put(); get_regulators self-rolls back on its own failure). This does not address the separate extcon-notifier-driven deref of the same handles, which needs its own synchronization design. Found by an in-house static analysis tool.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 6th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Catalogued PoC

Impact if exploited

7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

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Affected

Vendors Linux

Products Linux

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Vendor product assessments

Showing 32 of 276 vendor product statements; 244 omitted. Read the full vendor advisory.

  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-uki-virt-addons as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-uki-virt-addons

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • libperf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/libperf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/python-perf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-ipaclones-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-ipaclones-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-selftests-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-selftests-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-modules

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-debug-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-abi-stablelists

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-ipaclones-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-ipaclones-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-partner

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-rt-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-uki-virt-addons as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-uki-virt-addons

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-partner

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00
  • openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:oci/[email protected]?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89472 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:16:57+00:00

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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