In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: Fix potential UAF in pec_store

Sashiko reports:

In pec_store(), a guard(mutex)(&hwdev->lock) is taken. If the chip write
operation returns an error other than -EOPNOTSUPP, the code jumps to the
put label, which calls put_device(hdev). If this drops the final reference,
the device is freed. When the function then returns, the guard cleanup
function runs and attempts to unlock the freed mutex.

Use scoped_guard() instead of guard() to avoid the problem.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: Fix potential UAF in pec_store Sashiko reports: In pec_store(), a guard(mutex)(&hwdev->lock) is taken. If the chip write operation returns an error other than -EOPNOTSUPP, the code jumps to the put label, which calls put_device(hdev). If this drops the final reference, the device is freed. When the function then returns, the guard cleanup function runs and attempts to unlock the freed mutex. Use scoped_guard() instead of guard() to avoid the problem.
Title hwmon: Fix potential UAF in pec_store
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:12:06.063Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:19:56.068Z

Link: CVE-2026-98000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:28.213

Modified: 2026-10-19T10:17:51.393

Link: CVE-2026-98000

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98000 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T04:15:16Z

Weaknesses