# CVE-2026-98587: firewire: cdev: fix back-transition for iso\_resource\_auto client resource

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from fcabbf40fae501379b4f3a057febe92d4b0ebdd8, fixed in ee1df60a0d0e8ab4b00137135733bdadd6d33dab; from fcabbf40fae501379b4f3a057febe92d4b0ebdd8, fixed in c6b51091cafff9ce6c03c1416aa13864d17ab97c
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: cdev: fix back-transition for iso_resource_auto client resource The todo member of iso_resource_auto structure represents the state of the client resource and normally transitions in the following order: ISO_RES_AUTO_ALLOC -> ISO_RES_AUTO_REALLOC -> ISO_RES_AUTO_DEALLOC However, concurrent access from the work item and the file descriptor release function can cause the state to transition backwards from ISO_RES_AUTO_DEALLOC to ISO_RES_AUTO_REALLOC. Prevent the back-transition by checking the current state before updating it in the work item.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1df60a0d0e8ab4b00137135733bdadd6d33dab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6b51091cafff9ce6c03c1416aa13864d17ab97c

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