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.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T10:35:14.755Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.397Z

Link: CVE-2026-99162

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T11:17:36.500

Modified: 2026-10-28T11:17:36.500

Link: CVE-2026-99162

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Updated: 2026-10-28T14:15:19Z

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