# CVE-2026-89769: clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Fix IRQ leak on cpuhp\_setup\_state error path

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, fixed in d53c29a89a15e56a1797f3ef249955e544782e04; from bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, fixed in cdcd861123248e871c2ec2be968b0a1b2a5a34b0; from bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, fixed in 05520e035f8332c8e33f3011b5ca016fde61793d
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Fix IRQ leak on cpuhp_setup_state error path When cpuhp_setup_state fails after pit_clockevent_per_cpu_init has successfully called request_irq, the error handling jumps directly to out_pit_clocksource_unregister without freeing the registered IRQ. This leaks the IRQ line and, since kfree(pit) follows, leaves a dangling pointer registered as the interrupt handler's dev_id, potentially leading to a use-after-free if the IRQ fires afterwards. Fix it by calling pit_clockevent_per_cpu_exit to properly release the IRQ before falling through to the existing cleanup chain.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d53c29a89a15e56a1797f3ef249955e544782e04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdcd861123248e871c2ec2be968b0a1b2a5a34b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05520e035f8332c8e33f3011b5ca016fde61793d

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