CVE-2026-98001 hwmon: (ltc4282) Make sure clk_init_data is fully initialized
A missing initialization in the Linux kernel ltc4282 driver can cause a crash, leading to denial of service for local attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-98001?
CVE-2026-98001 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98001?
How do I fix CVE-2026-98001?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-98001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-98001, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98001, GHSA-p8xj-pv98-49jm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98001.