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CVE-2026-43181
Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpio: sysfs: fix chip removal with GPIOs exported over sysfs

Currently if we export a GPIO over sysfs and unbind the parent GPIO
controller, the exported attribute will remain under /sys/class/gpio
because once we remove the parent device, we can no longer associate the
descriptor with it in gpiod_unexport() and never drop the final
reference.

Rework the teardown code: provide an unlocked variant of
gpiod_unexport() and remove all exported GPIOs with the sysfs_lock taken
before unregistering the parent device itself. This is done to prevent
any new exports happening before we unregister the device completely.

Publication Date May 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Registration Date May 7, 2026, 4:08 a.m.
Last Update May 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
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