High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-89941

iio: buffer: Make IIO DMA fence release RCU-safeCVE-2026-89941

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-89941 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in iio: buffer: Make IIO DMA fence release RCU-safe. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 16, 2026Updated Oct 19, 2026Source checked Oct 31, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 16, 2026Material review Oct 19, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f <311595dc0b5621f74d8eb4dc38ef4efcdfe7e769 \|\| >=3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f <06a9460b8b792e109cbc934a856d02e5cff217ef \|\| >=3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f <11cef99491117d4264603df159c4ff5f3845a059 \|\| >=3e26d9f08fbe0b73e951a5e810fdb7a332b7e37f <8662e56c31cf23b61ca3d11b516efb94c35b8026	311595dc0b5621f74d8eb4dc38ef4efcdfe7e769, 06a9460b8b792e109cbc934a856d02e5cff217ef, 11cef99491117d4264603df159c4ff5f3845a059, 8662e56c31cf23b61ca3d11b516efb94c35b8026
Linux/Linuxgeneric	6.11	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 311595dc0b5621f74d8eb4dc38ef4efcdfe7e769 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: buffer: Make IIO DMA fence release RCU-safe The `dma_fence` documentation states that if a custom release implementation is provided, the `dma_fence` object must be freed in an RCU-safe way. The current `iio_dma_fence` implementation uses `kfree()`, which might result in a use-after-free. Remove the custom `release` implementation. This makes the DMA fence core fall back to `dma_fence_free()`, which calls `kfree_rcu()` on the fence. This requires that the fence be the first member of `struct iio_dma_fence`. Using the default release method for extended DMA fence structures is a common pattern.

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