# CVE-2021-46979: iio: core: fix ioctl handlers removal

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-28 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: core: fix ioctl handlers removal Currently ioctl handlers are removed twice. For the first time during iio_device_unregister() then later on inside iio_device_unregister_eventset() and iio_buffers_free_sysfs_and_mask(). Double free leads to kernel panic. Fix this by not touching ioctl handlers list directly but rather letting code responsible for registration call the matching cleanup routine itself.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e1cae5da4096552f7c091476cbadbc0d1817da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6c935ba3a04317632f3b8b68675bdbaf395303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901f84de0e16bde10a72d7eb2f2eb73fcde8fa1a

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