High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89744
device property: fix infinite loop in fwnode_for_each_child_node()
8.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
device property: fix infinite loop in fwnode_for_each_child_node()
When iterate over children of a fwnode that has a secondary fwnode,
fwnode_get_next_child_node() can enter an infinite loop if the secondary
fwnode has more than one child.
Parent Child
(Primary fwnode) FWa: {FWa1, FWa2, FWa3}
(Secondary fwnode) FWb: {FWb1, FWb2}
In this case:
┌─> fwnode_get_next_child_node(FWa, FWa1)
│ - fwnode_call_ptr_op(FWa, get_next_child_node, FWa1) returns FWa2
│
│ ...
│
│ fwnode_get_next_child_node(FWa, FWa3)
│ - fwnode_call_ptr_op(FWa, get_next_child_node, FWa3) returns NULL
│ - fwnode_call_ptr_op(FWb, get_next_child_node, FWa3) returns FWb1
│
│ fwnode_get_next_child_node(FWa, FWb1)
│ - fwnode_call_ptr_op(FWa, get_next_child_node, FWb1) returns FWa1
└────┘
This cause fwnode_for_each_child_node() to loop indefinitely, reapeatedly
output {FWa1, FWa2, FWa3, FWb1, FWa1, ...}.
The root cause is that when the current child (FWb1) belongs to the
secondary fwnode, calling get_next_child_node() on the parimary fwnode
incorrectly returns the first child (FWa1) again instead of NULL.
Fix this by dynamically checking the parent fwnode of the current child
before calling get_next_child_node(). This approach follows the pattern
established in commit b5b41ab6b0c1 ("device property: Check
fwnode->secondary in fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint()").
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
272fcf19fda14ec603ce915aafc56cb3ea2fb38d before 04004fa33730031392d987a9c1bbd8a0e1c4794b; 3cfdf8d27b668d122a67a14bf2bcde1a7f10bbd6 before f4ae79b5f00130aacaddb1f3eb2e5ef711fbf9e0; 64dc258f9eec1d7204e9879cb836fe29967f1239 before 20ed517e416df89448029293304c9e180c26cd4b; 32752c3e81498b106da64a141379eb94f493fe6f before ba69d892ff4e4a58cc12a2cae106b112db3306cc; 2692c614f8f05929d692b3dbfd3faef1f00fbaf0 before 9cb6b223ef02cb5c9777a852ae1ecf5796987eb6; 2692c614f8f05929d692b3dbfd3faef1f00fbaf0 before 1900692555826753adab8799a1a8d50bb1ee200c; +11 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89744
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89744
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04004fa33730031392d987a9c1bbd8a0e1c4794b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1900692555826753adab8799a1a8d50bb1ee200c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20ed517e416df89448029293304c9e180c26cd4b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb6b223ef02cb5c9777a852ae1ecf5796987eb6
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba69d892ff4e4a58cc12a2cae106b112db3306cc
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ae79b5f00130aacaddb1f3eb2e5ef711fbf9e0
More from Linux
9.8
CVE-2025-39682
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
8.8
CVE-2026-53266
netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable
7.8
CVE-2026-53362
ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path
7.8
CVE-2026-46300
net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing
7.8
CVE-2026-31431
crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place
