CVE-2026-98674
kernel: iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: Initialize state mutex
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 18, 2026
Updated · October 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Analog Devices AXI ADC driver. This vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to an uninitialized synchronization lock (mutex) used during register access operations. A local user could trigger this issue during device interactions, causing improper locking behavior and resulting in a kernel crash.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource