MEDIUMVulnerability

CVE-2026-64238

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.

Properties

severity
MEDIUM
score
5.5
cve_id
CVE-2026-64238
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
published_at
2026-07-24T16:16:53.090
last_modified
2026-08-13T11:53:52.047

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HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Locking

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

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