{"cve":"CVE-2026-31687","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-27T18:16:54.143","modified":"2026-06-17T10:34:14.477","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpio: omap: do not register driver in probe()\n\nCommit 11a78b794496 (\"ARM: OMAP: MPUIO wake updates\") registers the\nomap_mpuio_driver from omap_mpuio_init(), which is called from\nomap_gpio_probe().\n\nHowever, it neither makes sense to register drivers from probe()\ncallbacks of other drivers, nor does the driver core allow registering\ndrivers with a device lock already being held.\n\nThe latter was revealed by commit dc23806a7c47 (\"driver core: enforce\ndevice_lock for driver_match_device()\") leading to a potential deadlock\ncondition described in [1].\n\nAdditionally, the omap_mpuio_driver is never unregistered from the\ndriver core, even if the module is unloaded.\n\nHence, register the omap_mpuio_driver from the module initcall and\nunregister it in module_exit().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03db4dc9ad6eb91e640b517e00373ce877682854","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c04c3a4de8d4bcb9202f94c44f26c57c2572308","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2211d77892913804d16c28c7415b82804ab1e54c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f08c3ddd6dda6cbb6c9d715de10f21dccde50f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53a76425e0764421ba93bb9045d2e454667d5687"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-31687","score":0.00096,"percentile":0.00666,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}