iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: fix use-after-free on unbind
ad_sd_buffer_postenable() allocates sigma_delta->samples_buf with
devm_krealloc() at runtime, so its devres entry sits after all
probe-time entries of the driver. devm resources are released in
reverse allocation order, which means unbind frees samples_buf before
iio_device_unregister() disables the buffers and detaches the trigger
pollfunc. The data ready IRQ is still enabled at that point, so
ad_sd_trigger_handler() can still run and memcpy() incoming samples
into the freed samples_buf.
Fix this by preallocating the buffer in
devm_ad_sd_setup_buffer_and_trigger(), before the triggered buffer and
the IRQ are set up, so it is freed only after iio_device_unregister()
has drained the trigger handler via free_irq(). Size it for the worst
case of all sequencer slots being active; ad_sd_validate_scan_mask()
already caps the number of active channels at num_slots.
This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: fix use-after-free on unbind ad_sd_buffer_postenable() allocates sigma_delta->samples_buf with devm_krealloc() at runtime, so its devres entry sits after all probe-time entries of the driver. devm resources are released in reverse allocation order, which means unbind frees samples_buf before iio_device_unregister() disables the buffers and detaches the trigger pollfunc. The data ready IRQ is still enabled at that point, so ad_sd_trigger_handler() can still run and memcpy() incoming samples into the freed samples_buf. Fix this by preallocating the buffer in devm_ad_sd_setup_buffer_and_trigger(), before the triggered buffer and the IRQ are set up, so it is freed only after iio_device_unregister() has drained the trigger handler via free_irq(). Size it for the worst case of all sequencer slots being active; ad_sd_validate_scan_mask() already caps the number of active channels at num_slots. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool. | |
| Title | iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: fix use-after-free on unbind | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:45:33.871Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.363Z
Link: CVE-2026-98677
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:21.057
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:21.057
Link: CVE-2026-98677
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