FKIE_CVE-2026-98000

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-25 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-25 11:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: Fix potential UAF in pec_store Sashiko reports: In pec_store(), a guard(mutex)(&hwdev->lock) is taken. If the chip write operation returns an error other than -EOPNOTSUPP, the code jumps to the put label, which calls put_device(hdev). If this drops the final reference, the device is freed. When the function then returns, the guard cleanup function runs and attempts to unlock the freed mutex. Use scoped_guard() instead of guard() to avoid the problem.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01dd8b4fc2cf83c66565c0f382fb1841e9000a89
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/354ccc99b2dc8ba0cf6d4de34e520bcf6ecca5c2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8afab57bcdbc2186f325972e777880ac5a220f4f
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: Fix potential UAF in pec_store\n\nSashiko reports:\n\nIn pec_store(), a guard(mutex)(\u0026hwdev-\u003elock) is taken. If the chip write\noperation returns an error other than -EOPNOTSUPP, the code jumps to the\nput label, which calls put_device(hdev). If this drops the final reference,\nthe device is freed. When the function then returns, the guard cleanup\nfunction runs and attempts to unlock the freed mutex.\n\nUse scoped_guard() instead of guard() to avoid the problem."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-98000",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-25T11:17:28.213",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:28.213",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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