iio: dac: m62332: Fix regulator reference count imbalance
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: dac: m62332: Fix regulator reference count imbalance m62332_set_value() enables the Vcc regulator on every write of a non-zero value and disables it on every write of zero, without tracking the channel's current state. Because the regulator is reference counted, changing a channel directly from one non-zero value to another enables it more than once, while a later write of zero disables it only once. The reference count never returns to zero and the regulator is left enabled indefinitely. Only enable the regulator on the transition from zero to non-zero, and only disable it on the transition from non-zero to zero, using the previously stored channel value to detect the edge. Balance the regulator on the I2C error path so the reference count stays consistent if the write fails.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93hj-782q-v32m
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bac0ed8bee651aa841375edf72c6ab1d10ac80c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9263b9ad968a563337a60e0eb66e35186e1faf9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d3a7d7dd3adee19e00be2b2237140f0fe169484
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5acb824277a97a5210c454872202bf7f08c75d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae18d2d2ef27a4d04fda6e30c23774513dc9be1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ac8d2976d57aa943d64e351c4d0bd8bb0c6de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fe22f563b2a0fdb11fd3711a8c39c023629c08a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a130404ce0b69ca1438126bd81c1985d3b4d2e6f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93hj-782q-v32m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89936 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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