Unscored severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-99162
gpio: shared: fix use-after-free bug when adding shared proxies
New
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CVSS
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EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a before 8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c; a060b8c511abb0997381b397e52149a5e3e5259a before bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be; 6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99162
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99162
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8861491f8501516429e0e6c9d7a056480047227c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd22f7e63509fa758cf500d9af3e88a3d3df96be
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