Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-99049
gpio: xilinx: fix runtime PM leak on request error path
New
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: xilinx: fix runtime PM leak on request error path pm_runtime_get_sync() leaves the usage counter incremented even when it fails, and xgpio_request() returns the error without dropping it. gpiolib does not call ->free() when ->request() fails, so xgpio_free(), which holds the only matching pm_runtime_put(), never runs. The reference is leaked and the controller can no longer runtime-suspend, so its clock stays enabled. Switch to pm_runtime_resume_and_get(), which only increments the usage counter on success.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
26b04774621ed333e8bc56479feb6e31625df58c before b07b3925f676640103b3d74b93fc401b1c873d13; 26b04774621ed333e8bc56479feb6e31625df58c before f73ee2bd2293f8cc340061c5229395ace71fc2eb; 26b04774621ed333e8bc56479feb6e31625df58c before a027e0d7765d1531ee39e4dae81951b04f32ba7b; 26b04774621ed333e8bc56479feb6e31625df58c before 2fd6ecda5d1f47cffcfadddb35ee49402162c724; 26b04774621ed333e8bc56479feb6e31625df58c before ff82fc3a4a1d417dee1229681cc5285986edb1fa; 5.12 · source: vendor