# CVE-2026-98663: iio: imu: adis16480: fix unprotected debugfs reads

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.16.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: imu: adis16480: fix unprotected debugfs reads The firmware_revision and firmware_date file operations are open coded and never call debugfs_file_get(), which debugfs_create_file_unsafe() requires. debugfs_remove_recursive() therefore does not wait for a read in progress, and unbind frees the iio_dev underneath it. Use debugfs_create_file() instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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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/8a7ff80c5cce57c65c105efd3a3e112edcce0e08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd2923032a9b8774e5a110c62c35919266387a2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4a716c51e19c2f2565d9993c110e5ecc3b3783
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a782244972715c76bdaf8b662e9b22e260c5296
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e507c6da8875da93b4130c8185e82a9dfd565c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce308ce18dedc18e9eeff8473892975e6fdd7aef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/396b83106f5e7d16467049f0caabd10533c01a0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1dea54496f90a62318cf4eeaa1e9ef8316e92b6

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