CVE-2026-64589
i2c: core: fix NULL-deref on adapter registration failure
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 6, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
e19f31169f85c712c9fca35bfd28ceb093a9f574 < 2ce0a74bfa3acdfcdb00cf02f181f2754b451f42 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 < 3351c5e77749a0c8a1e252b95420c143ebcf07ac 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 < 034e307428119b67f5f18a35e4f4e7d15a2b9774 3f8c4f5e9a57868fa107016c81165686d23325f2 < 2295d2bb101faa663fbc45fadbb3fec45f107441 6.12.11 < 6.12.96
Linux / Linux
6.13
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce0a74bfa3acdfcdb00cf02f181f2754b451f42 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3351c5e77749a0c8a1e252b95420c143ebcf07ac git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034e307428119b67f5f18a35e4f4e7d15a2b9774 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2295d2bb101faa663fbc45fadbb3fec45f107441