Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-63930

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: buffer: hw-consumer: fix use-after-free in error path In the err_put_buffers cleanup path of iio_hw_consumer_alloc(), the code was using list_for_each_entry() to iterate through buffers while calling iio_buffer_put() which can free the current buffer if refcount drops to 0. The list_for_each_entry() loop macro then evaluates buf->head.next to continue iteration, accessing the freed buffer. Fix this by using list_for_each_entry_safe().

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 48b66f8f936f369bb1a43c12aedbfeb2975baf4c, 4.16, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63930?
CVE-2026-63930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-63930?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.