iio: buffer: Tie IIO dma fence lock lifetime to the fence

Summary

CVECVE-2026-89940
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-16 11:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-09-16 15:18:19 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: buffer: Tie IIO dma fence lock lifetime to the fence The `iio_dma_fence` implementation currently uses a lock embedded in the `iio_dmabuf_priv`. But the `iio_dma_fence` can outlive the `iio_dmabuf_priv`, which can cause a use-after-free. Tie the lifetime of the lock to the lifetime of the fence by embedding them in the same struct. We can't just hold a reference to the `iio_dmabuf_priv` from the `iio_dma_fence` since `iio_buffer_dmabuf_release()` might sleep and the fence release callback is not allowed to sleep. Note that the `dma_fence` framework now has an internal lock that gets used when the passing `NULL` for `lock` in `dma_fence_init()`, but in order to allow this patch to be backportable use an external lock.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f 6865d79fca17a80fbd60c12550ca9a5e0e20e0eb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f 510497e31be4f241103507315a859e2085ccb081 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f 8b3e221590181a8beb3735bbabf166df02c839b5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f f25ec4627d935dedfb5fe83bd2c2678cdcc19611 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.11 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.11 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.110 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.51 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.5 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6865d79fca17a80fbd60c12550ca9a5e0e20e0eb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25ec4627d935dedfb5fe83bd2c2678cdcc19611 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/510497e31be4f241103507315a859e2085ccb081 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3e221590181a8beb3735bbabf166df02c839b5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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