Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4 meson __clk_register out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4. This affects the function __clk_register of the component meson. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-89947. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function __clk_register of the component meson. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: meson: align gxbb_32k_clk_sel number of parents with actual count The following out-of-bounds read has been observed by Christian on a GXBB WeTek Hub: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __clk_register+0x1b70/0x2418 Read of size 8 at addr ffffd66320cf88e0 by task swapper/0/1 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc5 #1 PREEMPT Hardware name: WeTek Hub (DT) Call trace: show_stack+0x14/0x20 (C) dump_stack_lvl+0x74/0x94 print_report+0x164/0x4b0 kasan_report+0x98/0xd8 __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x1c/0x24 __clk_register+0x1b70/0x2418 devm_clk_hw_register+0x74/0x15c meson_clkc_init+0xd4/0x20c meson_clkc_syscon_probe+0x5c/0x94 platform_probe+0xbc/0x17c really_probe+0x184/0x844 __driver_probe_device+0x154/0x35c driver_probe_device+0x60/0x188 __driver_attach+0x168/0x4a0 bus_for_each_dev+0xec/0x180 driver_attach+0x38/0x58 bus_add_driver+0x238/0x4c0 driver_register+0x150/0x388 __platform_driver_register+0x54/0x7c gxbb_clkc_driver_init+0x18/0x20 do_one_initcall+0xb8/0x340 kernel_init_freeable+0x49c/0x52c kernel_init+0x24/0x148 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 The buggy address belongs to the variable: gxbb_32k_clk_parents+0x60/0x400 The buggy address belongs to a vmalloc virtual mapping The buggy address belongs to the physical page: Memory state around the buggy address: ffffd66320cf8780: 00 00 00 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 ffffd66320cf8800: 00 04 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 04 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 >ffffd66320cf8880: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 ^ ffffd66320cf8900: 00 01 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 06 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 ffffd66320cf8980: 00 00 02 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 02 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 ================================================================== Commit 7915d7d5407c ("clk: amlogic: gxbb: drop non existing 32k clock parent") dropped a non-existing clock parent from the gxbb_32k_clk_sel mux but didn't adjust the hard-coded num_parents field. Fix the actual number of parents of that mux by using ARRAY_SIZE instead (avoiding similar problems in future).

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-89947 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c86214e6178c38a0eff39110a4e92b824f5dd403/8b2f7a411e7ceaef268355c2150c22ee3f509c3b/1e509a6707d2fd9da79bdfa24742661b34562bfd/404079d124d75a5da16322acc53d3ffc50b4ec68/f6ff0e6995dbff5cb1bb537ca522d69b8a35131e72/4582949b7badcb91bb537ca522d69b8a35131e72/bf85bd6e550c17ffa585606fcc18eb5b7c95bbce/628b6fee9fca292f12d07f0f1bcf1edefa949d81 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.269
• 5.15.220
• 6.1.187
• 6.6.156
• 6.12.109
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
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• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.270/5.15.221/6.1.188/6.6.157/6.12.110/6.18.51/7.2.5/7.3-rc1
Patch: c86214e6178c38a0eff39110a4e92b824f5dd403/8b2f7a411e7ceaef268355c2150c22ee3f509c3b/1e509a6707d2fd9da79bdfa24742661b34562bfd/404079d124d75a5da16322acc53d3ffc50b4ec68/f6ff0e6995dbff5cb1bb537ca522d69b8a35131e72/4582949b7badcb91bb537ca522d69b8a35131e72/bf85bd6e550c17ffa585606fcc18eb5b7c95bbce/628b6fee9fca292f12d07f0f1bcf1edefa949d81

Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89947 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405847

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 15:19
Changes: 09/16/2026 15:19 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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