Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10 Gpio Aggregator gpiod_find dev_id use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gpiod_find of the component Gpio Aggregator. Executing a manipulation of the argument dev_id can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-64023. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function gpiod_find of the component Gpio Aggregator. The manipulation of the argument dev_id with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: aggregator: fix a potential use-after-free On error we free aggr->lookups->dev_id before removing the entry from the lookup table. If a concurrent thread calls gpiod_find() before we remove the entry, it could iterate over the list and call gpiod_match_lookup_table() which unconditionally dereferences dev_id when calling strcmp(). Reverse the order of cleanup.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-64023 since 07/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.34 or 7.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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