CVE-2025-38485

iio: accel: fxls8962af: Fix use after free in fxls8962af_fifo_flush

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: fxls8962af: Fix use after free in fxls8962af_fifo_flush fxls8962af_fifo_flush() uses indio_dev->active_scan_mask (with iio_for_each_active_channel()) without making sure the indio_dev stays in buffer mode. There is a race if indio_dev exits buffer mode in the middle of the interrupt that flushes the fifo. Fix this by calling synchronize_irq() to ensure that no interrupt is currently running when disabling buffer mode. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 when read [...] _find_first_bit_le from fxls8962af_fifo_flush+0x17c/0x290 fxls8962af_fifo_flush from fxls8962af_interrupt+0x80/0x178 fxls8962af_interrupt from irq_thread_fn+0x1c/0x7c irq_thread_fn from irq_thread+0x110/0x1f4 irq_thread from kthread+0xe0/0xfc kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x2c

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.14 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.14 ≤ v < 6.12.405.14 ≤ v < 6.15.85.14 ≤ v < 6.165.14 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.406.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc56.16 rc679e3a5bdd9efbdf4e1069793d7735b432d641e7c
Vendor states this is fixed in 1803d372460aaa9ae0188a30c9421d3f157f2f04 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1fe16dc1a2f5057772e5391ec042ed7442966c9a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ecd61c201b27ad2760b3975437ad2b97d725b98 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bfcda3e1015791b3a63fb4d3aad408da9cf76e8f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dda42f23a8f5439eaac9521ce0531547d880cc54 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.147 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.100 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1803d372460aaa9ae0188a30c9421d3f157f2f04
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe16dc1a2f5057772e5391ec042ed7442966c9a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ecd61c201b27ad2760b3975437ad2b97d725b98
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcda3e1015791b3a63fb4d3aad408da9cf76e8f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dda42f23a8f5439eaac9521ce0531547d880cc54
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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