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CVE-2026-92482

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: mediatek: use devm_gpiochip_add_data() for GPIO chip The gpio_chip is allocated with device-managed memory but registered with the non-managed gpiochip_add_data(). This was harmless while the drivers were built-in, but once they can be built as modules and unbound/rmmod'd, devm frees the gpio_chip's memory while it is still registered, causing a use-after-free. Register it with devm_gpiochip_add_data() so it shares the same device-managed lifecycle, which also lets the manual gpiochip_remove() error paths go away.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:17:50.273000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:20:54.903000
View original CVE JSON
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:50.273",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:54.903",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npinctrl: mediatek: use devm_gpiochip_add_data() for GPIO chip\n\nThe gpio_chip is allocated with device-managed memory but registered with\nthe non-managed gpiochip_add_data(). This was harmless while the drivers\nwere built-in, but once they can be built as modules and unbound/rmmod'd,\ndevm frees the gpio_chip's memory while it is still registered, causing a\nuse-after-free.\n\nRegister it with devm_gpiochip_add_data() so it shares the same\ndevice-managed lifecycle, which also lets the manual gpiochip_remove()\nerror paths go away."
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