Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: shared: fix deadlock on shared proxy's parent removal
Commit 710abda58055 ("gpio: shared: call gpio_chip::of_xlate() if set") used the mutex embedded in struct gpio_shared_entry to protect the offset field which now can be modified after assignment. The critical section however is too wide and introduced a potential deadlock on the removal of the shared GPIO proxy's parent.
Make the critical section shorter - only protect the offset when it's being read.
While at it: mention the fact that the entry lock is now also used to protect against concurrent access to the offset field in the structure's documentation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 710abda58055ed5eaa8958107633cc12a365c328, < a554dfcd30dd5e41d1d67387b3bb85cea83e12e1; >= 710abda58055ed5eaa8958107633cc12a365c328, < a1b836607304f71051f9f9dcccf8b5097b86a1fb; 28f488e7b327630686378bb1d24e22cfc3fc162d; >= 6.19.12, < 6.20 |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed