CVE-2026-64238

gpio: shared: fix deadlock on shared proxy's parent removal

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 24, 2026 at 03:27 PM UTC
Updated: August 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: shared: fix deadlock on shared proxy's parent removal Commit 710abda58055 ("gpio: shared: call gpio_chip::of_xlate() if set") used the mutex embedded in struct gpio_shared_entry to protect the offset field which now can be modified after assignment. The critical section however is too wide and introduced a potential deadlock on the removal of the shared GPIO proxy's parent. Make the critical section shorter - only protect the offset when it's being read. While at it: mention the fact that the entry lock is now also used to protect against concurrent access to the offset field in the structure's documentation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 6.19.126.19.12 ≤ v < 6.206.19.12 ≤ v < 7.07.0 ≤ v < 7.0.127.0 ≤ v < 7.17.0.1 ≤ v < 7.0.1228f488e7b327630686378bb1d24e22cfc3fc162d6.19.127.07.0 rc77.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc47.1 rc5710abda58055ed5eaa8958107633cc12a365c328
Vendor states this is fixed in a1b836607304f71051f9f9dcccf8b5097b86a1fb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a554dfcd30dd5e41d1d67387b3bb85cea83e12e1 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 6.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-667

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