---
id: CVE-2026-98662
title: 'iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: drain irq_work after free_irq'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: drain irq_work after free_irq

  The threaded IRQ handler queues data->work through irq_work_queue() so
  the trigger is polled from a per-CPU con…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 <
    85c20d1cf3f01a506605a16c2f9ce23b9c8b114f
  - >-
    Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 <
    a36814b9fe00970116d30c3143d81e7425c4d334
  - >-
    Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 <
    cc71400bc965c0d3894a38ead3d71243400c2d5e
  - >-
    Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 <
    a1769877ff52a4f1bfb9ca535d1b5113808bd602
  - >-
    Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 <
    63213927b141085b6c8719b8037dab3074b7e0fe
  - Linux 3.13
published: '2026-10-18'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T12:55:27.142Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98662'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c20d1cf3f01a506605a16c2f9ce23b9c8b114f'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36814b9fe00970116d30c3143d81e7425c4d334'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc71400bc965c0d3894a38ead3d71243400c2d5e'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1769877ff52a4f1bfb9ca535d1b5113808bd602'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63213927b141085b6c8719b8037dab3074b7e0fe'
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98662.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98662'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555177'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98662'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98662'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00168
epssPercentile: 0.0597
ingestedAt: '2026-10-18T16:47:32.535Z'
---

## Overview

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

iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: drain irq_work after free_irq

The threaded IRQ handler queues data->work through irq_work_queue() so
the trigger is polled from a per-CPU context.  free_irq() does not flush
an irq_work the handler already queued, so after gp2ap020a00f_remove()
returns that work may still run and call iio_trigger_poll() on data->trig,
which the devm cleanup has already freed, causing a use-after-free.

Add irq_work_sync(&data->work) after free_irq() in remove() and in the
probe error path, mirroring commit 78601726d4a5 ("iio: trigger: sysfs:
fix use-after-free on remove").

Found by an in-house static analysis tool, confirmed by manual review.

## Affected

- `Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 < 85c20d1cf3f01a506605a16c2f9ce23b9c8b114f`
- `Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 < a36814b9fe00970116d30c3143d81e7425c4d334`
- `Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 < cc71400bc965c0d3894a38ead3d71243400c2d5e`
- `Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 < a1769877ff52a4f1bfb9ca535d1b5113808bd602`
- `Linux >= bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692 < 63213927b141085b6c8719b8037dab3074b7e0fe`
- `Linux 3.13`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-20 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98662.json)