CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-64238

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2026-07-24 Modified 2026-08-13 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-07-24
Last modified
2026-08-13
Assigner
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-667

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: shared: fix deadlock on shared proxy's parent removal Commit 710abda58055 ("gpio: shared: call gpio_chip::of_xlate() if set") used the mutex embedded in struct gpio_shared_entry to protect the offset field which now can be modified after assignment. The critical section however is too wide and introduced a potential deadlock on the removal of the shared GPIO proxy's parent. Make the critical section shorter - only protect the offset when it's being read. While at it: mention the fact that the entry lock is now also used to protect against concurrent access to the offset field in the structure's documentation.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (>= 6.19.12 < 7.0) • linux linux kernel (>= 7.0.1 < 7.0.12) • linux linux kernel 7.0 • linux linux kernel 7.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-667 Improper Locking weakness

References