# CVE-2026-93038: iio: dac: ad5686: missing NULL check on match data

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0eb1728461a1a84613188f394e38921e29325d30, fixed in cdaa9cb77eb67f2d4921600f6531315040888e29; from 0eb1728461a1a84613188f394e38921e29325d30, fixed in 572a008526359cdac2fa935dad75e9d50a79792f
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: dac: ad5686: missing NULL check on match data Verify that chip_info pointer is not NULL. If a user binds the driver using driver_override via sysfs with a device name not present in the id_table or of_match_table, match data will be NULL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdaa9cb77eb67f2d4921600f6531315040888e29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/572a008526359cdac2fa935dad75e9d50a79792f

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