In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpiolib: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in gpiod_get_label()
In `gpiod_get_label()`, it is possible that `srcu_dereference_check()` may return a NULL pointer, leading to a scenario where `label->str` is accessed without verifying if `label` itself is NULL.
This patch adds a proper NULL check for `label` before accessing `label->str`. The check for `label->str != NULL` is removed because `label->str` can never be NULL if `label` is not NULL.
This fixes the issue where the label name was being printed as `(efault)` when dumping the sysfs GPIO file when `label == NULL`.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspi | Feb 20, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
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