# CVE-2026-98001: hwmon: (ltc4282) Make sure clk\_init\_data is fully initialized

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0, fixed in c4a96da5a3f132d80aa971ddbeb86808539ba0e6; from cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0, fixed in 80b46a3d066d4e2c1dd4edb90d4aa3f22ca79f39; from cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0, fixed in aa08ce1ffaf36c7bdd3edd0ad65f72413639bfad; from cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0, fixed in e317326d1755ea054b98e7a4833b929157461c35
- Linux: 6.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ltc4282) Make sure clk_init_data is fully initialized The clk_init_data structure contains several mutually-exclusive members for different methods to specify the possible parents of a clock, prompting drivers to initialize only the members they need. However, not initializing all members may cause subtle issues, which are only exposed when CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_PATTERN or CONFIG_INIT_STACK_NONE is enabled. ltc428_clk_provider_setup() does not fill in any parent clocks, and assumes that init.num_parents is NULL. However, the latter in uninitialized, and thus may cause a crash. Make sure all members are fully initialized, to fix such bugs, and to avoid future breakage when converting drivers to a different method for specifying the parents.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a96da5a3f132d80aa971ddbeb86808539ba0e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80b46a3d066d4e2c1dd4edb90d4aa3f22ca79f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa08ce1ffaf36c7bdd3edd0ad65f72413639bfad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e317326d1755ea054b98e7a4833b929157461c35

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