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gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

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.

Products
Linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-99162
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 02:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies

core-cve · Original source

Published 28 Oct 2026, 10:35 UTC

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.

cve:CVE-2026-99162

Linux

Fixed versions: Not specified

Linux

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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