CVE-2026-23158
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateApr 13
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path
The gpio-virtuser configfs release path uses guard(mutex) to protect
the device structure. However, the device is freed before the guard
cleanup runs, causing mutex_unlock() to operate on freed memory.
Specifically, gpio_virtuser_device_config_group_release() destroys
the mutex and frees the device while still inside the guard(mutex)
scope. When the function returns, the guard …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d — 815a8e3bf72811d402b30bd4a53cde5e9df7a563+3
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
4VulDB▶
Linux Kernel up to 6.12.68/6.18.8 gpio mutex_unlock use after free (Nessus ID 299327 / WID-SEC-2026-0421)↗2026-04-13
GHSA▶
GHSA-q8wj-qfj9-vjfp: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path
The gpio-virtuser configfs rele↗2026-02-14
OSV▶
CVE-2026-23158: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path The gpio-virtuser configfs releas↗2026-02-14