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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-53226
gpio: rockchip: fix generic IRQ chip leak on remove
Overview
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: rockchip: fix generic IRQ chip leak on remove The driver allocates domain generic chips using irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips() during probe. However, on driver remove/teardown, the generic chips are not automatically freed when the IRQ domain is removed because the domain flags do not include IRQ_DOMAIN_FLAG_DESTROY_GC. This causes both the domain generic chips structure and the associated generic chips to be leaked. Additionally, the generic chips remain on the global gc_list and may later be visited by generic IRQ chip suspend, resume, or shutdown callbacks after the GPIO bank has been removed, potentially resulting in a use-after-free and kernel crash. Fix the resource leak by explicitly calling irq_domain_remove_generic_chips() before removing the IRQ domain in rockchip_gpio_remove().

Details
INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2026, 9:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 18, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Impact
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Scoring
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Fix resource leak by freeing generic IRQ chips before domain removal.
  • Remove generic IRQ chips before removing the IRQ domain.
  • Call irq_domain_remove_generic_chips() in rockchip_gpio_remove().
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c7a6d2bf179588ba2daee97be93d19c96a94af
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02 Patch
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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c7a6d2bf179588ba2daee97be93d19c96a94af
    Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': 'bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.36', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.13', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '50c7a6d2bf179588ba2daee97be93d19c96a94af', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': 'bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.96', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.36', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.13', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 7.0.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 6.18.36
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02 Types: Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': 'bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '936ee2675eee1faca0dcdfa79165c7990422e0fc', 'lessThan': '1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.36', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.13', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpio/gpio-rockchip.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: rockchip: fix generic IRQ chip leak on remove The driver allocates domain generic chips using irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips() during probe. However, on driver remove/teardown, the generic chips are not automatically freed when the IRQ domain is removed because the domain flags do not include IRQ_DOMAIN_FLAG_DESTROY_GC. This causes both the domain generic chips structure and the associated generic chips to be leaked. Additionally, the generic chips remain on the global gc_list and may later be visited by generic IRQ chip suspend, resume, or shutdown callbacks after the GPIO bank has been removed, potentially resulting in a use-after-free and kernel crash. Fix the resource leak by explicitly calling irq_domain_remove_generic_chips() before removing the IRQ domain in rockchip_gpio_remove().
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c1e0fc88d6ef65bf15d517853251f75ab9d18c3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f34ea5f6114011092d9a5c8b901ad6741144a1d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bace7b99bfa555fe833aee8827b8004c43666d02
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