# CVE-2025-39960: gpiolib: acpi: initialize acpi\_gpio\_info struct

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-09 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: acpi: initialize acpi_gpio_info struct Since commit 7c010d463372 ("gpiolib: acpi: Make sure we fill struct acpi_gpio_info"), uninitialized acpi_gpio_info struct are passed to __acpi_find_gpio() and later in the call stack info->quirks is used in acpi_populate_gpio_lookup. This breaks the i2c_hid_cpi driver: [ 58.122916] i2c_hid_acpi i2c-UNIW0001:00: HID over i2c has not been provided an Int IRQ [ 58.123097] i2c_hid_acpi i2c-UNIW0001:00: probe with driver i2c_hid_acpi failed with error -22 Fix this by initializing the acpi_gpio_info pass to __acpi_find_gpio()

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d94a2a52cbb54927c0140bd5b978c56e9a283a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19c839a98c731169f06d32e7c9e00c78a0086ebe

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