CVE-2026-89512

Device-reference leak via failed SCP lookup

Published Sep 11, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026

A device-reference leak in Linux 5.6 and affected later revisions leaves SCP device references unreleased after failed driver-data lookup. In scp_get(), of_find_device_by_node() takes a reference, but a NULL result from platform_get_drvdata() before driver binding returns without balancing that reference. The public record identifies only the pre-bind lookup failure as the gate and does not report an attacker-controlled trigger or a consequence beyond reference retention.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A device-reference leak in Linux 5.6 and affected later revisions leaves SCP device references unreleased after failed driver-data lookup. In scp_get(), of_find_device_by_node() takes a reference, but a NULL result from platform_get_drvdata() before driver binding returns without balancing that reference. The public record identifies only the pre-bind lookup failure as the gate and does not report an attacker-controlled trigger or a consequence beyond reference retention.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-89512
Published
Sep 11, 2026
Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.6
  2. Affected versionversion=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <22f9efb3ae07f966a1901d929d16df1388cce65c
  3. Affected versionversion=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <440bcb0948a12c9104b6dcca99a2cfb0db49b22a
  4. Affected versionversion=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <c7e32814a6bf20f792d05f0bc9f94f0606311bc6
  5. Affected versionversion=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <f794c930d8238e370fd61fcb12cc301ae098231b

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What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.6; version=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <22f9efb3ae07f966a1901d929d16df1388cce65c; version=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <440bcb0948a12c9104b6dcca99a2cfb0db49b22a; version=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <c7e32814a6bf20f792d05f0bc9f94f0606311bc6; version=63c13d61eafe4606f1c16c54da40c4eee78e9edf <f794c930d8238e370fd61fcb12cc301ae098231b

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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VectorUnavailable
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Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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