In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpiolib: fix race condition for gdev->srcu
If two drivers were calling gpiochip_add_data_with_key(), one may be
traversing the srcu-protected list in gpio_name_to_desc(), meanwhile
other has just added its gdev in gpiodev_add_to_list_unlocked().
This creates a non-mutexed and non-protected timeframe, when one
instance is dereferencing and using &gdev->srcu, before the other
has initialized it, resulting in crash:
[ 4.935481] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800272bcc000
[ 4.943396] Mem abort info:
[ 4.943400] ESR = 0x0000000096000005
[ 4.943403] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 4.943407] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 4.943410] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 4.943413] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault
[ 4.943416] Data abort info:
[ 4.943418] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 4.946220] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 4.955261] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 4.955268] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000038e6c000
[ 4.961449] [ffff800272bcc000] pgd=0000000000000000
[ 4.969203] , p4d=1000000039739003
[ 4.979730] , pud=0000000000000000
[ 4.980210] phandle (CPU): 0x0000005e, phandle (BE): 0x5e000000 for node "reset"
[ 4.991736] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
...
[ 5.121359] pc : __srcu_read_lock+0x44/0x98
[ 5.131091] lr : gpio_name_to_desc+0x60/0x1a0
[ 5.153671] sp : ffff8000833bb430
[ 5.298440]
[ 5.298443] Call trace:
[ 5.298445] __srcu_read_lock+0x44/0x98
[ 5.309484] gpio_name_to_desc+0x60/0x1a0
[ 5.320692] gpiochip_add_data_with_key+0x488/0xf00
5.946419] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Move initialization code for gdev fields before it is added to
gpio_devices, with adjacent initialization code.
Adjust goto statements to reflect modified order of operations
[Bartosz: fixed a build issue, removed stray newline]
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
26 Feb 2026, 18:48
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ac22d53d0990152b108c3f4fe30df45fcb0181 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb674c8f1a5d8dd3113a7326030f963fa2d79c02 - Patch | |
| CWE | CWE-362 | |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.7 |
23 Jan 2026, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-23 16:15
Updated : 2026-02-26 18:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-22986
Mitre link : CVE-2026-22986
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22986
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')