# CVE-2026-98674: iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: Initialize state mutex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, fixed in b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057; from 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, fixed in dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa; from 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, fixed in 549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, 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: adc: adi-axi-adc: Initialize state mutex The AXI ADC register access paths serialize transactions with st->lock, but probe does not initialize it. Initialize the mutex before registering the backend.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa

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