CVE-2026-98825

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: mpfs: fix unchecked devm_clk_get() error pointer in probe() devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "rtcref")'s return value was passed straight into clk_get_rate() without checking it for an error first, unlike the "rtc" clock a few lines above which is correctly checked with IS_ERR(). clk_get_rate() only guards against a NULL clk, not an error pointer: if (!clk) return 0; ... rate = clk_core_get_rate_recalc(clk->core); so if devm_clk_get() ever returns an error pointer here (for example ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER), which is the normal, expected outcome if the clkcfg clock-provider this RTC depends on has not registered its clocks yet by the time this driver probes), clk_get_rate() dereferences that error pointer instead of returning 0, crashing instead of letting probe defer. Capture the clock in the existing 'clk' local and check it with IS_ERR() before calling clk_get_rate(), matching the handling already used for the "rtc" clock in this same function.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-10-18 16:17:36.720000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:21:29.290000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-98825",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:17:36.720",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:29.290",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrtc: mpfs: fix unchecked devm_clk_get() error pointer in probe()\n\ndevm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, \"rtcref\")'s return value was passed straight\ninto clk_get_rate() without checking it for an error first, unlike the\n\"rtc\" clock a few lines above which is correctly checked with\nIS_ERR(). clk_get_rate() only guards against a NULL clk, not an error\npointer:\n\n\tif (!clk)\n\t\treturn 0;\n\t...\n\trate = clk_core_get_rate_recalc(clk->core);\n\nso if devm_clk_get() ever returns an error pointer here (for example\nERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER), which is the normal, expected outcome if the\nclkcfg clock-provider this RTC depends on has not registered its\nclocks yet by the time this driver probes), clk_get_rate() dereferences\nthat error pointer instead of returning 0, crashing instead of letting\nprobe defer.\n\nCapture the clock in the existing 'clk' local and check it with\nIS_ERR() before calling clk_get_rate(), matching the handling already\nused for the \"rtc\" clock in this same function."
    }
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