CVE-2026-99162 in Linuxinfo

Summary

by MITRE • 10/28/2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies

The GPIO lookup table can stay alive for longer than the kobject whose name string's address we're assigning to lookup->dev_id. Fix a potential UAF by duplicating the string.

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Responsible

Linux

Reservation

09/25/2026

Disclosure

10/28/2026

Moderation

accepted

EPSS

0.00000

KEV

no

Activities

very low

Sources

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