iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Prevent memory leak and fix state
The driver allocates memory for samples at buffer enable path. If regmap
operation fails in the kx022a_fifo_enable() at the buffer enable path, the
allocated memory is never freed. Furthermore, the state information and
previous hardware configuration(s) aren't undone, potentially leaving
WMI interrupts and buffers enabled, or driver state flags wrong.
Free the memory and revert the hardware configuration and state flags on
error path.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-789 |
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Prevent memory leak and fix state The driver allocates memory for samples at buffer enable path. If regmap operation fails in the kx022a_fifo_enable() at the buffer enable path, the allocated memory is never freed. Furthermore, the state information and previous hardware configuration(s) aren't undone, potentially leaving WMI interrupts and buffers enabled, or driver state flags wrong. Free the memory and revert the hardware configuration and state flags on error path. | |
| Title | iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Prevent memory leak and fix state | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:45:39.927Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.364Z
Link: CVE-2026-98680
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:21.357
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:21.357
Link: CVE-2026-98680
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-18T19:00:11Z
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CWE-789
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value