gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies
The GPIO lookup table can stay alive for longer than the kobject whose
name string's address we're assigning to lookup->dev_id. Fix a potential
UAF by duplicating the string.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies The GPIO lookup table can stay alive for longer than the kobject whose name string's address we're assigning to lookup->dev_id. Fix a potential UAF by duplicating the string. | |
| Title | gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies | |
| First Time appeared |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-28T10:35:14.755Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.397Z
Link: CVE-2026-99162
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-28T11:17:36.500
Modified: 2026-10-28T11:17:36.500
Link: CVE-2026-99162
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Updated: 2026-10-28T14:15:19Z