# CVE-2026-92482: pinctrl: mediatek: use devm\_gpiochip\_add\_data() for GPIO chip

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.1.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: mediatek: use devm_gpiochip_add_data() for GPIO chip The gpio_chip is allocated with device-managed memory but registered with the non-managed gpiochip_add_data(). This was harmless while the drivers were built-in, but once they can be built as modules and unbound/rmmod'd, devm frees the gpio_chip's memory while it is still registered, causing a use-after-free. Register it with devm_gpiochip_add_data() so it shares the same device-managed lifecycle, which also lets the manual gpiochip_remove() error paths go away.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a25cb4f0f0863afded5e915cb3bceede221426
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc6e5d802c88468290fee8826dd3a54cf58da25a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2490528a90a26f408ec3e95f865bad35454f9ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b5fcdc30c0ab35af960b60508eae1f7f7d32fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8fa1098ee9f627d38bdf7c0ef6c1a6058a4165b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c650317ba553d297f3fc5f0ae40ec53d86f9dab

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