Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-99257: Linux kernel · gpio: shared: gracefully handle no-device lookup of shared GPIOs

Source GCVE Database

0
Compare
Authoritative record:CVE-2026-99257· Medium

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec or 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1 when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 13:28 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec, 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec or 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a, < cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec
Fixed in
  • cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a, < 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1
Fixed in
  • 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.19
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented that adds a check to gracefully handle no-device lookups of shared GPIOs, preventing NULL-pointer dereferences. Users should apply the updated Linux kernel version containing this fix once available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's GPIO shared subsystem caused a NULL-pointer dereference when performing fwnode-based lookups without an associated device. The issue arises because the platform lookup tables for shared GPIOs require a struct device, and the absence of this leads to a crash. The fix adds a check to gracefully handle this condition with an error instead of dereferencing a NULL pointer.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…