platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: hold device reference for secondary fwnode teardown
In gpio_secondary_fwnode_init(), acpi_bus_find_device_by_name() returns a
device reference, but the local dev variable is declared with
__free(put_device), dropping the reference at the end of each iteration.
Meanwhile, devm_add_action_or_reset() saves the dev pointer for
gpio_secondary_unset() without incrementing its reference count, which
could lead to a use-after-free during driver teardown if the device is
released in the interim.
Acquire an explicit device reference with get_device() when registering
the devres action, and drop it with put_device() inside
gpio_secondary_unset().
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: hold device reference for secondary fwnode teardown In gpio_secondary_fwnode_init(), acpi_bus_find_device_by_name() returns a device reference, but the local dev variable is declared with __free(put_device), dropping the reference at the end of each iteration. Meanwhile, devm_add_action_or_reset() saves the dev pointer for gpio_secondary_unset() without incrementing its reference count, which could lead to a use-after-free during driver teardown if the device is released in the interim. Acquire an explicit device reference with get_device() when registering the devres action, and drop it with put_device() inside gpio_secondary_unset(). | |
| Title | platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: hold device reference for secondary fwnode teardown | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T13:25:59.081Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.346Z
Link: CVE-2026-98397
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:50.657
Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:50.657
Link: CVE-2026-98397
Redhat
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