CVE-2026-23158

CWE-416Use After Free8 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.116.12.69+2
CVEListV5linux/linux91581c4b3f29e2e22aeb1a62e842d529ca638b2d815a8e3bf72811d402b30bd4a53cde5e9df7a563+3
Debianlinux< 6.12.69-1+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
VulDB
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 rele2026-02-14
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 releas2026-02-14
CVEList
gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path2026-02-14

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path2026-02-14
Debian
CVE-2026-23158: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: virtu...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23158 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23158 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io