Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpiolib: fix race condition for gdev->srcu
If two drivers were calling gpiochip_add_data_with_key(), one may be
traversing the srcu-protected list in gpio_name_to_desc(), meanwhile
other has just added its gdev in gpiodev_add_to_list_unlocked().
This creates a non-mutexed and non-protected timeframe, when one
instance is dereferencing and using &gdev->srcu, before the other
has initialized it, resulting in crash:
[ 4.935481] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800272bcc000
[ 4.943396] Mem abort info:
[ 4.943400] ESR = 0x0000000096000005
[ 4.943403] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 4.943407] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 4.943410] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 4.943413] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault
[ 4.943416] Data abort info:
[ 4.943418] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 4.946220] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 4.955261] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 4.955268] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000038e6c000
[ 4.961449] [ffff800272bcc000] pgd=0000000000000000
[ 4.969203] , p4d=1000000039739003
[ 4.979730] , pud=0000000000000000
[ 4.980210] phandle (CPU): 0x0000005e, phandle (BE): 0x5e000000 for node "reset"
[ 4.991736] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
...
[ 5.121359] pc : __srcu_read_lock+0x44/0x98
[ 5.131091] lr : gpio_name_to_desc+0x60/0x1a0
[ 5.153671] sp : ffff8000833bb430
[ 5.298440]
[ 5.298443] Call trace:
[ 5.298445] __srcu_read_lock+0x44/0x98
[ 5.309484] gpio_name_to_desc+0x60/0x1a0
[ 5.320692] gpiochip_add_data_with_key+0x488/0xf00
5.946419] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Move initialization code for gdev fields before it is added to
gpio_devices, with adjacent initialization code.
Adjust goto statements to reflect modified order of operations
[Bartosz: fixed a build issue, removed stray newline]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 | 6.12.83 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.18.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.85-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1 | USN-8604-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1 | USN-8605-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1 | USN-8570-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-41.41~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1031.31 | USN-8669-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1030.30 | USN-8594-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3 | USN-8570-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +20 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1 | USN-8570-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 | SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 | SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 | SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20570-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +11 | 6.12.0-160000.26.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.83-113.160 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +11 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el10uek | ELSA-2026-50372 |
Advisories 14
- WID-SEC-2026-0215 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8604-1 linux-azure-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8669-1 linux-nvidia-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8570-1 linux-gcp-6.17, linux-realtime-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8570-2 linux-oracle-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8594-1 linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8605-1 linux-azure-fde-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20570-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- ELSA-2026-50372 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 2, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1695 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 19, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026