The vulnerability of the lineinfo_changed_notify() function in the drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c driver for the Linux operating system’s GPIO kernel allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the lineinfochangednotify function in the drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c driver for the Linux GPIO kernel driver involves unlimited distribution of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

SUSE CVE-2026-23079

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfochangednotify On error handling paths, lineinfochangednotify doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it...

CVE-2026-23079

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfochangednotify On error handling paths, lineinfochangednotify doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it...

CVE-2026-23079

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfochangednotify On error handling paths, lineinfochangednotify doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it...

CVE-2026-23079: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfochangednotify On error handling paths, lineinfochangednotify doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it...

SUSE-SU-2024:3694-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 10 for SLE 15 SP5)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-1505005549 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2024-35861: Fixed potential UAF in cifssignalcifsdforreconnect bsc1225312. - CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfochangednotify bsc1225739. -...

CVE-2024-36899

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfochangednotify The use-after-free issue occurs as follows: when the GPIO chip device file is being closed by invoking gpiochrdevrelease, watchedlines is freed by bitmapfree, but the...

CVE-2024-36899 gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfochangednotify The use-after-free issue occurs as follows: when the GPIO chip device file is being closed by invoking gpiochrdevrelease, watchedlines is freed by bitmapfree, but the...

CVE-2024-36899 gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfochangednotify The use-after-free issue occurs as follows: when the GPIO chip device file is being closed by invoking gpiochrdevrelease, watchedlines is freed by bitmapfree, but the...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel, which stems from a post-release use in the gpiolib:cdev module lineinfochangednotify...

CVE-2024-36899: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfochangednotify The use-after-free issue occurs as follows: when the GPIO chip device file is being closed by invoking gpiochrdevrelease, watchedlines is freed by bitmapfree, but the...