gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 5 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requesting lines, unbinding the GPIO device, then calling any of the system calls relevant to the GPIO character device's annonymous file descriptors: ioctl(), read(), poll(). While I observed it with the GPIO simulator, it will also happen for any of the GPIO devices that can be hot-unplugged - for instance any HID GPIO expander (e.g. CP2112). This affects both v1 and v2 uAPI. This fixes it partially by checking if gdev->chip is not NULL but it doesn't entirely remedy the situation as we still have a race condition in which another thread can remove the device after the check.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d79546622baab843172b52c3af035f83c1b21df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c755a2d6df511eeb5afba966ac28140f9ea5063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66f68ac9e7ba46b6b90fbe25155723f2126088a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac6ce3cd7a3e10a2e37b8970bab81b4d33d5cfc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533aae7c94dbc2b14301cfd68ae7e0e90f0c8438
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-32849
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-50453
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0369 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0921 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0895 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.8 < 5.10.163cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.86cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.0.16cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.1 < 6.1.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected d7c51b47ac11e66f547b55640405c1c474642d72 < 6d79546622baab843172b52c3af035f83c1b21df ; affected d7c51b47ac11e66f547b55640405c1c474642d72 < 7c755a2d6df511eeb5afba966ac28140f9ea5063 ; affected d7c51b47ac11e66f547b55640405c1c474642d72 < d66f68ac9e7ba46b6b90fbe25155723f2126088a ; affected d7c51b47ac11e66f547b55640405c1c474642d72 < ac6ce3cd7a3e10a2e37b8970bab81b4d33d5cfc3 ; affected d7c51b47ac11e66f547b55640405c1c474642d72 < 533aae7c94dbc2b14301cfd68ae7e0e90f0c8438 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.8 ; unaffected 0 < 4.8 ; unaffected 5.10.163 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.86 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.0.16 ≤ 6.0.* ; unaffected 6.1.2 ≤ 6.1.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |