CVE-2026-99257: Linux kernel · gpio: shared: gracefully handle no-device lookup of shared GPIOs
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to cf73c3fc03c43a8a86fd487c62390b4744eff9ec or 7f9eb6aaf9a3ab7fa2b7dcc38660c27db12d4ec1 when convenient.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 13:28 UTC
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
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
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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.