# CVE-2026-99050: gpio: mpsse: fix race when arming the IRQ poll worker

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108845, GHSA-77G9-3GMV-7P3Q
- 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
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-24

## Affected

- Linux: from 472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5, fixed in 76390ac0bca7e5058b7482eb4d951c3bda5df812; from 179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271, fixed in c0071ee496e1228976c72b096f529503222708a0; from 179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271, fixed in 7efa1a1953cd6b20b23a3524d5b4b81789c6ef25; from 6.18.6, fixed in 6.18.57
- Linux: 6.19
- Kernel (Linux): 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: gpio: mpsse: fix race when arming the IRQ poll worker gpio_mpsse_irq_enable() arms the poll worker before publishing it: schedule_work() runs before the worker is added to priv->workers. If gpio_mpsse_disconnect() walks the list in that window it misses the worker, and once disconnect returns, the USB core frees mpsse_priv while the orphaned gpio_mpsse_poll() work keeps accessing it, causing a use-after-free. Fix this by publishing and arming the worker in one irq_spin critical section. Teardown walks the same list under irq_spin, so a worker found on the list is guaranteed to be armed, and cancel_work_sync() handles it whether it is queued or running. A worker armed after the disconnect walk would still be missed, so also set a new priv->dying flag under irq_spin before the teardown walk, and check it in the same critical section, freeing it via kfree_rcu() instead when the device is going away, since kfree() would be called with the IRQ core's raw spinlock held and may sleep on PREEMPT_RT. schedule_work() is safe to call with irq_spin held, and the next probe gets a fresh mpsse_priv, so the flag never needs to be cleared. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (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/76390ac0bca7e5058b7482eb4d951c3bda5df812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0071ee496e1228976c72b096f529503222708a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7efa1a1953cd6b20b23a3524d5b4b81789c6ef25

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