CVE-2026-89461 Affecting linux-6.12 package, versions <6.12.111-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LINUX612-20506870
  • published5 Oct 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2026

Introduced: 11 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-89461  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 linux-6.12 to version 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.12 package and not the linux-6.12 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

power: supply: max17040: synchronize work cancellation on suspend

max17040_work() requeues itself after every poll. cancel_delayed_work() only cancels a pending instance and does not wait for a callback that is already running.

If system suspend races with the polling callback, the callback can continue accessing the fuel gauge and requeue itself after the suspend callback returns.

Use cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure polling is quiesced before suspend completes.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1