CVE-2026-99162

high

Description

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-111914

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-28

Updated: 2026-10-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00156