CVE-2026-43181
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
06/05/2026
Last modified:
11/05/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
gpio: sysfs: fix chip removal with GPIOs exported over sysfs<br />
<br />
Currently if we export a GPIO over sysfs and unbind the parent GPIO<br />
controller, the exported attribute will remain under /sys/class/gpio<br />
because once we remove the parent device, we can no longer associate the<br />
descriptor with it in gpiod_unexport() and never drop the final<br />
reference.<br />
<br />
Rework the teardown code: provide an unlocked variant of<br />
gpiod_unexport() and remove all exported GPIOs with the sysfs_lock taken<br />
before unregistering the parent device itself. This is done to prevent<br />
any new exports happening before we unregister the device completely.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.17 (including) | 6.18.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.6 (excluding) |
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