In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path
The gpio-virtuser configfs release path uses guard(mutex) to protect
the device structure. However, the device is freed before the guard
cleanup runs, causing mutex_unlock() to operate on freed memory.
Specifically, gpio_virtuser_device_config_group_release() destroys
the mutex and frees the device while still inside the guard(mutex)
scope. When the function returns, the guard cleanup invokes
mutex_unlock(&dev->lock), resulting in a slab use-after-free.
Limit the mutex lifetime by using a scoped_guard() only around the
activation check, so that the lock is released before mutex_destroy()
and kfree() are called.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
18 Mar 2026, 14:19
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53ad4a948a4586359b841d607c08fb16c5503230 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bec90f605cfb138006f5ba575f2310593347110 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/815a8e3bf72811d402b30bd4a53cde5e9df7a563 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
18 Feb 2026, 17:52
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| Summary |
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14 Feb 2026, 16:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-14 16:15
Updated : 2026-03-18 14:19
NVD link : CVE-2026-23158
Mitre link : CVE-2026-23158
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23158
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
