gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-46258 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-03 18:16:26 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-05 20:51:20 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create() In linehandle_create(), there is a statement like this: retain_and_null_ptr(lh); Soon after, there is a debug printout that dereferences "lh", which will crash things. Avoid the crash by using handlereq.lines, which is the same value. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.051530000 (date 2026-06-05)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected da7e394bf58f94e9783379fef7c7fb4411b03208 87b9d7a4cfbed5f42af440372026270af997c766 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected da7e394bf58f94e9783379fef7c7fb4411b03208 6af6be278e3ba2ffb6af5b796c89dfb3f5d9063e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.19 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19.4 6.19.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b9d7a4cfbed5f42af440372026270af997c766 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af6be278e3ba2ffb6af5b796c89dfb3f5d9063e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.