# CVE-2025-38654: pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix order of DT parse and pinctrl register

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix order of DT parse and pinctrl register Move DT parse before pinctrl register. This ensures that device tree parsing is done before calling devm_pinctrl_register() to prevent using uninitialized pin resources.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02c1deb1bff2b6d242e29a51e56107495979a2b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ec03251d01494ef207089b5bd626becfd05fd86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d94a32ac688f953dc9a9f12b5b4139ecad841bbb

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