CVE-2026-99161

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe() In wmt_i2c_probe(), i2c->clk is acquired using of_clk_get(). If any subsequent operation fails or when the module is unloaded, the clock reference count is never decremented via clk_put(), leading to a resource leak. Switch to devm_clk_get() so that the clock is automatically managed and released.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0019

Probability of exploitation

0.09%

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/1875de656370c89b99a150d220df876288ee0344 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d476bb76b7d72d8b7ed04a9c614900b097e3af7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9504c8b6644f3c8799206c2e2840260bd416f341 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b0b91c663be67072a76d76d980577a160ce694 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa910d9d4c2711478ed1567bc691d0f9651166cb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaabefc79b0ff0018e8e3832169bbe359d0551fc https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48754da403f61a347d2198fd8b50111319b3a52 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f66341404d6ee3f5d451cc97c2f2c5b771e48d25

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-99161? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe() In wmt_i2c_probe(), i2c->clk is acquired using of_clk_get(). If any subsequent operation fails or when the module is unloaded, the clock reference count is never decremented via clk_put(), leading to a resource leak. Switch to devm_clk_get() so that the clock is automatically managed and released.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-99161? +

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