# CVE-2026-89935: iio: light: apds9306: fix PM reference leak in apds9306\_read\_data()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.52, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19, fixed in f3d97800b03cd39ec135e544dcd0a93ffd18e4c7; from 620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19, fixed in 3ce75e455dd6eaa775fb0badb31c0b100c7a01fe; from 620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19, fixed in d378fceaafd79e0dc59d3546bda251a3058062c0
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: apds9306: fix PM reference leak in apds9306_read_data() apds9306_read_data() calls pm_runtime_resume_and_get() but several error paths return directly without calling pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(), leaking the runtime PM reference and preventing the device from autosuspending. Use PM_RUNTIME_ACQUIRE_AUTOSUSPEND() and PM_RUNTIME_ACQUIRE_ERR() to automatically handle runtime PM reference release on all return paths.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3d97800b03cd39ec135e544dcd0a93ffd18e4c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ce75e455dd6eaa775fb0badb31c0b100c7a01fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d378fceaafd79e0dc59d3546bda251a3058062c0

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