Bug 2562712 (CVE-2026-99161)

Summary:	CVE-2026-99161 kernel: kernel: Denial of service via clock resource leak in wmt_i2c_probe
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	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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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's VIA/Wondermedia I2C driver. The driver fails to properly release clock resources if an initialization error occurs or when the driver is unloaded. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause an unreleased reference count leak, potentially leading to resource exhaustion and a denial of service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-28 10:55:08 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: viai2c-wmt: Fix clock leak in wmt_i2c_probe()

In wmt_i2c_probe(), i2c->clk is acquired using of_clk_get(). If any
subsequent operation fails or when the module is unloaded, the clock
reference count is never decremented via clk_put(), leading to a
resource leak.

Switch to devm_clk_get() so that the clock is automatically managed
and released.