CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46258

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.10%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the linehandle_create() function has a NULL pointer dereference after calling retain_and_null_ptr(lh). A debug print tries to read from the already nulled pointer, causing a crash.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can trigger a kernel panic by performing GPIO operations, leading to denial of service.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that fixes this bug (available in the mainline repository).

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Avoid NULL dereference in linehandle_create() In linehandle_create(), there is a statement like this: retain_and_null_ptr(lh); Soon after, there is a debug printout that dereferences "lh", which will crash things. Avoid the crash by using handlereq.lines, which is the same value.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS