# CVE-2025-71158: gpio: mpsse: ensure worker is torn down

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-23 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: ensure worker is torn down When an IRQ worker is running, unplugging the device would cause a crash. The sealevel hardware this driver was written for was not hotpluggable, so I never realized it. This change uses a spinlock to protect a list of workers, which it tears down on disconnect.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271

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