Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98666iio: gyro: adis16136: fix unprotected debugfs reads

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: gyro: adis16136: fix unprotected debugfs reads The serial_number 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98666
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98666
Debian:14linux7.2.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98666
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98666

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 9aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before c325d98b824b61cf7761335c633bfac22ec8e85b9aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before c8cf798ad3ae0573e83c01c73228f5f46e54f1a09aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before 3558b125b034003b04e89d0d7b38733a08d3fc499aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before b62c3944c006cff85dad881ba2948b2f3ef5a6269aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before d5b0b62e26d7d30e0e16e2d695f2161f7e92a5a59aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before b53dc6e15aead039bc6a5e08060c96786240c81d9aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before b05e768420352d9051f86c1a1f20f44fa046ba459aaea09b4cbdbe1a80ab3fa1a5d32c3ec61fa6e2 – before 2b498df75d6c29aa3e760127ae0f0003df598b53
Linux Linux 4.16

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