Bug 2532247 (CVE-2026-89597)

Summary: CVE-2026-89597 kernel: fbdev: uvesafb: unregister connector callback on init failure
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the `uvesafb` component of the Linux kernel. During the initialization process, if the platform driver fails to register, a connector callback is not properly unregistered. This oversight can lead to a resource leak, which may result in system instability or a denial of service (DoS) condition.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 21:41:08 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: uvesafb: unregister connector callback on init failure

uvesafb_init() registers the v86d connector callback before registering
the platform driver. If platform_driver_register() fails, the function
returns the error directly and leaves the connector callback registered.

The later platform-device failure path already unregisters the callback.
Add the same cleanup before the final return when platform-driver
registration fails.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while
reviewing kernel code.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-18 18:05:04 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89597.mbox