{"id":"CVE-2026-99162","title":"gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies\n\nThe GPIO lookup table can stay alive for longer than the kobject whose\nname string's address we're assi…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a < 8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c","Linux >= a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a < bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be","Linux 6.19"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T10:35:14.755Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99162","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T11:09:40.394Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99162","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies\n\nThe GPIO lookup table can stay alive for longer than the kobject whose\nname string's address we're assigning to lookup->dev_id. Fix a potential\nUAF by duplicating the string.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a < 8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c`\n- `Linux >= a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a < bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be`\n- `Linux 6.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}