CVE-2026-98669

CVE-2026-98669

published October 18, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

iio: buffer: serialize buffer teardown with mode claims

Buffer-mode claims hold mlock to guarantee that the device remains in

buffer mode until the claim is released. Normal buffer updates take

info_exist_lock followed by mlock in iio_update_buffers().

However, iio_device_unregister() disables and deactivates all buffers

without taking mlock. This can invalidate buffer state, including

active_scan_mask, while a buffer-mode claim is held.

Take mlock in iio_disable_all_buffers() so that unregister honors the

mode-claim lifetime guarantee. The info_exist_lock -> mlock ordering

matches iio_update_buffers().

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00168 · 5.7th percentile
Published
2026-10-18T20:17Z
References (5)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 03:34Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 18 OCT 15:45Z
    iio: buffer: serialize buffer teardown with mode claims
    cvelistv5
  • 18 OCT 15:45Z
    iio: buffer: serialize buffer teardown with mode claims
    cvelistv5