CVE-2026-64428

gpio: sch: use raw_spinlock_t in the irq startup path

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:51 AM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 03:36 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: sch: use raw_spinlock_t in the irq startup path sch_irq_unmask() enables the GPIO IRQ and then updates the controller state through sch_irq_mask_unmask(), which takes sch->lock with spin_lock_irqsave(). The callback can be reached from irq_startup() while setting up a requested IRQ. That path is not sleepable, but on PREEMPT_RT a regular spinlock_t becomes a sleeping lock. This issue was found by our static analysis tool and then manually reviewed against the current tree. The grounded PoC kept the request_threaded_irq() -> __setup_irq() -> irq_startup() -> sch_irq_unmask() -> sch_irq_mask_unmask() carrier and used the original spin_lock_irqsave(&sch->lock) edge. Lockdep reported: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context hardirqs last disabled at ... __setup_irq.constprop.0 ... [vuln_msv] sch_rt_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1c/0x30 [vuln_msv] sch_irq_mask_unmask.constprop.0+0x31/0x70 [vuln_msv] __setup_irq.constprop.0+0xd/0x30 [vuln_msv] Convert the SCH controller lock to raw_spinlock_t. The same lock is also used by the GPIO direction and value callbacks, but those critical sections only update MMIO-backed GPIO registers and do not contain sleepable operations. Keeping this register lock non-sleeping is therefore appropriate for the irqchip callbacks and does not change the GPIO-side locking contract.

Affected

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

5.13 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.13 ≤ v < 6.1.1785.13 ≤ v < 6.12.975.13 ≤ v < 6.18.395.13 ≤ v < 6.6.1455.13 ≤ v < 7.1.45.13 ≤ v < 7.25.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.7 ≤ v < 6.12.975.137a81638485c1a62a87b4c391ecc9c651a4a9dc19
Vendor states this is fixed in 286533cb14a3c8a8bd39ff64ea2fc8e1aa0f638b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b1aa05ec27eeccc889ecaa3f2d9baa9f453e50d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 41cad91a09d69e8fff4e936db29b1054b4e9f9f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4508366ab7dd0c2917a51a9c2e23cc1b9d35157a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4f03a15cc73c83740fc355ee22b336492d17b4da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7a550256d68bbdfa0903ab1c4595c04a6815493a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a235cec779bb39ec8f961a935b28a2ce278c6c64 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

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