{"cve":"CVE-2026-31732","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-01T15:16:35.807","modified":"2026-07-04T12:16:55.690","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpio: Fix resource leaks on errors in gpiochip_add_data_with_key()\n\nSince commit aab5c6f20023 (\"gpio: set device type for GPIO chips\"),\n`gdev->dev.release` is unset.  As a result, the reference count to\n`gdev->dev` isn't dropped on the error handling paths.\n\nDrop the reference on errors.\n\nAlso reorder the instructions to make the error handling simpler.\nNow gpiochip_add_data_with_key() roughly looks like:\n\n   >>> Some memory allocation.  Go to ERR ZONE 1 on errors.\n   >>> device_initialize().\n\n   gpiodev_release() takes over the responsibility for freeing the\n   resources of `gdev->dev`.  The subsequent error handling paths\n   shouldn't go through ERR ZONE 1 again which leads to double free.\n\n   >>> Some initialization mainly on `gdev`.\n   >>> The rest of initialization.  Go to ERR ZONE 2 on errors.\n   >>> Chip registration success and exit.\n\n   >>> ERR ZONE 2.  gpio_device_put() and exit.\n   >>> ERR ZONE 1.","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-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16fdabe143fce2cbf89139677728e17e21b46c28","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a500e1837c4266ddb05b39b3e1cc71f49a43ffa5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0cf9c7b7c281956cc0dec163132cd96f76e1d60","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb4584d2b324c522404c733c65840a1a6519ada8"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-31732","score":0.00122,"percentile":0.01944,"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."]}