{"id":"CVE-2026-99161","title":"i2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe()\n\nIn wmt_i2c_probe(), i2c->clk is acquired using of_clk_get(). If any\nsubsequent operation fails or when the module is…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < 5d476bb76b7d72d8b7ed04a9c614900b097e3af7","Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < 1875de656370c89b99a150d220df876288ee0344","Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < aaabefc79b0ff0018e8e3832169bbe359d0551fc","Linux 3.11"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T10:35:13.970Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99161","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d476bb76b7d72d8b7ed04a9c614900b097e3af7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1875de656370c89b99a150d220df876288ee0344"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaabefc79b0ff0018e8e3832169bbe359d0551fc"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T11:09:40.398Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99161","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe()\n\nIn wmt_i2c_probe(), i2c->clk is acquired using of_clk_get(). If any\nsubsequent operation fails or when the module is unloaded, the clock\nreference count is never decremented via clk_put(), leading to a\nresource leak.\n\nSwitch to devm_clk_get() so that the clock is automatically managed\nand released.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < 5d476bb76b7d72d8b7ed04a9c614900b097e3af7`\n- `Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < 1875de656370c89b99a150d220df876288ee0344`\n- `Linux >= 560746eb79d3124a278452c8dd968682b521cc82 < aaabefc79b0ff0018e8e3832169bbe359d0551fc`\n- `Linux 3.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}