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.
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History
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-390 |
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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. | |
| Title | rtc: mpfs: fix unchecked devm_clk_get() error pointer in probe() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2026-10-18T15:49:17.605Z
Updated: 2026-10-21T12:57:15.919Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.372Z
Link: CVE-2026-98825
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:36.720
Modified: 2026-10-21T13:21:48.223
Link: CVE-2026-98825
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