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CVE-2026-31732

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CVE-2026-31732

Published: May 1, 2026

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: Fix resource leaks on errors in gpiochip_add_data_with_key() Since commit aab5c6f20023 ("gpio: set device type for GPIO chips"), `gdev->dev.release` is unset. As a result, the reference count to `gdev->dev` isn't dropped on the error handling paths. Drop the reference on errors. Also reorder the instructions to make the error handling simpler. Now gpiochip_add_data_with_key() roughly looks like: >>> Some memory allocation. Go to ERR ZONE 1 on errors. >>> device_initialize(). gpiodev_release() takes over the responsibility for freeing the resources of `gdev->dev`. The subsequent error handling paths shouldn't go through ERR ZONE 1 again which leads to double free. >>> Some initialization mainly on `gdev`. >>> The rest of initialization. Go to ERR ZONE 2 on errors. >>> Chip registration success and exit. >>> ERR ZONE 2. gpio_device_put() and exit. >>> ERR ZONE 1.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
aab5c6f200238ac45001bec3d5494fff8438a8dc - < f0cf9c7b7c281956cc0dec163132cd96f76e1d60
affected
aab5c6f200238ac45001bec3d5494fff8438a8dc - < fb4584d2b324c522404c733c65840a1a6519ada8
affected
aab5c6f200238ac45001bec3d5494fff8438a8dc - < 16fdabe143fce2cbf89139677728e17e21b46c28

Linux

Linux

affected
6.9
unaffected
0 - < 6.9
unaffected
6.18.22 - <= 6.18.*
unaffected
6.19.12 - <= 6.19.*
unaffected
7.0 - <= *

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