Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98657 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in iio: proximity: pulsedlight: fix iio_device left registered on PM setup failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <06fa13c53442257b94ea1519555ceddaaea57e0d || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <20ebd7f4e35c0a737f011bc83aeb0cdd37507648 || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <e462b47b9637b8c0285f4a38b5af9a322847d164 || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <4daa9ca557b4b98ae1ad38a6d1deaa3e31eb8edf | 06fa13c53442257b94ea1519555ceddaaea57e0d, 20ebd7f4e35c0a737f011bc83aeb0cdd37507648, e462b47b9637b8c0285f4a38b5af9a322847d164, 4daa9ca557b4b98ae1ad38a6d1deaa3e31eb8edf |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.5 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <2c8211eef98929c5188f8c2224e83b9a63b41bd1 || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <06fa13c53442257b94ea1519555ceddaaea57e0d || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <20ebd7f4e35c0a737f011bc83aeb0cdd37507648 || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <e462b47b9637b8c0285f4a38b5af9a322847d164 || >=4ac4e086fd8c59e6b69089e6f7605500b63a6d17 <4daa9ca557b4b98ae1ad38a6d1deaa3e31eb8edf | 2c8211eef98929c5188f8c2224e83b9a63b41bd1, 06fa13c53442257b94ea1519555ceddaaea57e0d, 20ebd7f4e35c0a737f011bc83aeb0cdd37507648, e462b47b9637b8c0285f4a38b5af9a322847d164, 4daa9ca557b4b98ae1ad38a6d1deaa3e31eb8edf |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: proximity: pulsedlight: fix iio_device left registered on PM setup failure pm_runtime_set_active() failing in probe() jumps to error_unreg_buffer, which only calls iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup() -- it does not undo the iio_device_register() that already succeeded a few lines above. probe() then returns the error, the devm-managed indio_dev is freed, but the iio core still has it registered: the sysfs/chardev nodes stay live and point at freed memory. Add an error_unreg_dev label that unregisters the iio device before falling through to the existing buffer cleanup, mirroring the teardown order already used in lidar_remove().
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