Sensor autosuspend prevention via leaked PM reference
Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Resource-management error in Linux 6.10 allows attackers to prevent APDS9306 sensor autosuspend via driver reads that encounter errors. apds9306_read_data() acquires a runtime-PM reference but returns from several later error paths without releasing it. Reachability requires the APDS9306 driver and sensor plus a read failure after acquisition; the disclosed consequence is persistent device activity, not data access or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Resource-management error in Linux 6.10 allows attackers to prevent APDS9306 sensor autosuspend via driver reads that encounter errors. apds9306_read_data() acquires a runtime-PM reference but returns from several later error paths without releasing it. Reachability requires the APDS9306 driver and sensor plus a read failure after acquisition; the disclosed consequence is persistent device activity, not data access or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-89935
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.10
- Affected versionversion=620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19 <3ce75e455dd6eaa775fb0badb31c0b100c7a01fe
- Affected versionversion=620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19 <d378fceaafd79e0dc59d3546bda251a3058062c0
- Affected versionversion=620d1e6c7a3fcc54c641f091e07b9040f13def19 <f3d97800b03cd39ec135e544dcd0a93ffd18e4c7
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