CVE-2026-63930
iio: buffer: hw-consumer: fix use-after-free in error path
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: buffer: hw-consumer: fix use-after-free in error path In the err_put_buffers cleanup path of iio_hw_consumer_alloc(), the code was using list_for_each_entry() to iterate through buffers while calling iio_buffer_put() which can free the current buffer if refcount drops to 0. The list_for_each_entry() loop macro then evaluates buf->head.next to continue iteration, accessing the freed buffer. Fix this by using list_for_each_entry_safe().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71893c57730809c222766e5718bb33610f11963
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff615fc455acda5425c4900160cbe11cfea4449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2759d49860b9a39b5cde2fb88e4b822ddf5f58f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29783e6b6ec0b7152a15e53a063f17537e81177d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e965627f0d442bfcae3f496c90cb653fb0917a61
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