Linux Kernel CVE-2026-23218
MEDIUMCVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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3DescriptionNVD
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: loongson-64bit: Fix incorrect NULL check after devm_kcalloc()
Fix incorrect NULL check in loongson_gpio_init_irqchip(). The function checks chip->parent instead of chip->irq.parents.
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A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's loongson-64bit GPIO driver allows local attackers with user privileges to cause a denial of service through an incorrect NULL check that fails to validate chip->irq.parents after memory allocation. The vulnerability affects Linux systems with Loongson GPIO hardware and requires no user interaction to trigger. …
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