# CVE-2026-98956: ASoC: adau1372: allow sleepy powerdown GPIOs

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108930
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.11.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: adau1372: allow sleepy powerdown GPIOs gpiod_set_value() emits a WARN when the GPIO provider indicates that it can sleep, as is typical for I2C controlled GPIO expanders. Since the powerdown GPIO is only manipulated in process context, use the _cansleep variant instead. This lets the driver use sleepy GPIOs to power off the chip.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb957ff50d74fe3fb56cf77184dfa9bd0f4a541
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a13f13b11e1f36a3cbf79cae1862d87bd74f890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58905982b0d912021325f5de84facae86cc0f2f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cf4c3c9b7a4df0fe4cc67481b7b251cff781b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47c0c7a051b70d396774d5dc27b23283c28c3555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65cd0e21746b812d311e9fac6d473dd62f0ad52a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dd172bbffe6135d79a06ddad53dd2da4d8bd62

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