# CVE-2026-98528: gpio: cdev: fix kernel stack leak to user-space in error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from d83cee3d2bb131c7fca7e19f1e33dc7530fd7083, fixed in 8460ee5216ab9a38263b01dca4b0a27e083f70f3; from d83cee3d2bb131c7fca7e19f1e33dc7530fd7083, fixed in cf3d043582e106a0e57002bec8a6de8929ba3e1c; from d83cee3d2bb131c7fca7e19f1e33dc7530fd7083, fixed in 60a466f231905cd96ae6f0f3c44a710c97873dac; from d83cee3d2bb131c7fca7e19f1e33dc7530fd7083, fixed in 1feb5d39b05afd902ed9fc902ec5b15be03a4bdb
- Linux: 6.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: fix kernel stack leak to user-space in error path If we fail to acquire the GPIO chip guard in gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(), we return immediately before zeroing the info struct we'll end up passing to the user-space later in lineinfo_get_v1(). This may leak the kernel stack contents. Make gpio_desc_to_lineinfo() return int so that the -ENODEV returned on failure to acquire the guard can be propagated to the callers. While not strictly necessary: move the memset() before trying to acquire the SRCU read lock too for good measure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8460ee5216ab9a38263b01dca4b0a27e083f70f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf3d043582e106a0e57002bec8a6de8929ba3e1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a466f231905cd96ae6f0f3c44a710c97873dac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1feb5d39b05afd902ed9fc902ec5b15be03a4bdb

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