# CVE-2026-98529: gpio: arizona: Fix runtime PM leak in arizona\_gpio\_direction\_out()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 40c010c1866382cb63ba7497d6ec74fcc60ab9cf; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 61ed58b745c1186006b8357da651abbb7a6bff17; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 5c8e87f33b68557a725e72f34051299f55c6fa9e; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 9d8d6cddcb7c0b8125f3a9e52492e929674009d8; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 9ee200f484983b0a178c593e57d2fe3e67061ee8; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in a9f738487c11fb512dadef097b56020239c21810; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in 39748357db26b20a02ea2a25ce48943e6c6d6286; from 27a49ed17e2245cacbdea88ad78b8494653e0338, fixed in e9d810279f84b30738f7790c0ed15f8dd5b9024a
- Linux: 4.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.13.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, 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: arizona: Fix runtime PM leak in arizona_gpio_direction_out() Switching a persistent GPIO line from input to output acquires a runtime PM reference on the parent device, but if the subsequent regmap_update_bits() fails the reference is never dropped and no later direction_in() can balance it since the direction was never changed. Drop the reference on the update failure path.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112) 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/40c010c1866382cb63ba7497d6ec74fcc60ab9cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61ed58b745c1186006b8357da651abbb7a6bff17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8e87f33b68557a725e72f34051299f55c6fa9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8d6cddcb7c0b8125f3a9e52492e929674009d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee200f484983b0a178c593e57d2fe3e67061ee8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f738487c11fb512dadef097b56020239c21810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39748357db26b20a02ea2a25ce48943e6c6d6286
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9d810279f84b30738f7790c0ed15f8dd5b9024a

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