---
id: CVE-2026-89468
title: >-
  kernel: power: supply: lp8788-charger: fix use-after-free on remove
  (CVE-2026-89468)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's lp8788-charger component. During the
  removal of the lp8788-charger, a race condition can occur where work can be
  queued and executed after the associated memory has been freed. This
  use-after-free vul…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe: CWE-364
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
affected:
  - openshift_container_platform 4
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T06:24:13+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89468.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89468.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89468'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532357'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89468'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89468'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89468.mbox
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831c29a12d560f8a3225f43050b3fbb5dfd79c66'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d8eadfad5d9ff967e74090152940bcfa27df69'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3aa1e9509e1b0a863353356d617fb45d1b6250a'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4eb6a056b441ba0caedfbfc42cec501acf12f67'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00209
epssPercentile: 0.09867
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T00:35:28.530Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's lp8788-charger component. During the removal of the lp8788-charger, a race condition can occur where work can be queued and executed after the associated memory has been freed. This use-after-free vulnerability could lead to system instability or a denial of service (DoS).

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-09-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89468.json)

**kernel: power: supply: lp8788-charger: fix use-after-free on remove** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-16.

Not affected:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.