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gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create() In linehandle_create(), there is a statement like this: retain_and_null_ptr(lh); Soon after, there is a debug printout that dereferences "lh", which will crash things. Avoid the crash by using handlereq.lines, which is the same value.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.19.4
CVEs
CVE-2026-46258
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 01:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create()

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Jun 2026, 15:49 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create() In linehandle_create(), there is a statement like this: retain_and_null_ptr(lh); Soon after, there is a debug printout that dereferences "lh", which will crash things. Avoid the crash by using handlereq.lines, which is the same value.

osv:CVE-2026-46258

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.19.4

Complete source record
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