CVE-2026-89883 (CVSS 7.8)

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: sunxi-cir: Unregister rc device on probe failure After rc_register_device() succeeds, later probe failures must undo the registration with rc_unregister_device(). The current error path jumps to the allocation cleanup label and only calls rc_free_device(), leaving the rc device registration and resources created by rc_register_device() behind. Add a registered-device unwind label for the IRQ lookup, IRQ request, and hardware initialization failure paths. Keep rc_free_device() for failures before rc_register_device() succeeds.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0018

Probability of exploitation

0.07%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655a591478e4b31a3396695a2457daad9d4c899 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/479aa6fa8c50f1052f1451326ef7d4d586d340c3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4efd7146dcf959afe64e9c51531cd8f82e60eab6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59951b8a87ef4fb4b5b9409f70ba07663681a040 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b58d8c206f37525c8217171e1f3e91dd2fa55e5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e6f5bffaa80fc8ecce348ec0e34fed9d843e47e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/826763adbd8bd3137c5b3756650da473dc6216d5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-89883? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: sunxi-cir: Unregister rc device on probe failure After rc_register_device() succeeds, later probe failures must undo the registration with rc_unregister_device(). The current error path jumps to the allocation cleanup label and only calls rc_free_device(), leaving the rc device registration and resources created by rc_register_device() behind. Add a registered-device unwind label for the IRQ lookup, IRQ request, and hardware initialization failure paths. Keep rc_free_device() for failures before rc_register_device() succeeds. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-89883? +

CVE-2026-89883 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0018, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-89883? +

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CVE-2026-89883