CVE-2026-23079
gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()
Summary
gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()
On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the
allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.
Affected packages
Linux
Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.18.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.8"}]}]
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-23079 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23079 linux Fixed in: 6.18.8-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23079 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org