# CVE-2026-63930: iio: buffer: hw-consumer: fix use-after-free in error path

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: buffer: hw-consumer: fix use-after-free in error path In the err_put_buffers cleanup path of iio_hw_consumer_alloc(), the code was using list_for_each_entry() to iterate through buffers while calling iio_buffer_put() which can free the current buffer if refcount drops to 0. The list_for_each_entry() loop macro then evaluates buf->head.next to continue iteration, accessing the freed buffer. Fix this by using list_for_each_entry_safe().

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71893c57730809c222766e5718bb33610f11963
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff615fc455acda5425c4900160cbe11cfea4449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2759d49860b9a39b5cde2fb88e4b822ddf5f58f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29783e6b6ec0b7152a15e53a063f17537e81177d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e965627f0d442bfcae3f496c90cb653fb0917a61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3763ae33476328cf8d661742deb9daec78eac96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9319c94f63ed10723afd738d79f5617daba87cc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f5ed4f2c7c83f33344e0ba179f72a12e5dad4a4

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