CVE-2022-48660: gpiolib: cdev: Set lineevent_state::irq after IRQ register successfully

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Set lineevent_state::irq after IRQ register successfully When running gpio test on nxp-ls1028 platform with below command gpiomon --num-events=3 --rising-edge gpiochip1 25 There will be a warning trace as below: Call trace: free_irq+0x204/0x360 lineevent_free+0x64/0x70 gpio_ioctl+0x598/0x6a0 __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xb4/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x5c/0x130 ...... el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4 The reason of this issue is that calling request_threaded_irq() function failed, and then lineevent_free() is invoked to release the resource. Since the lineevent_state::irq was already set, so the subsequent invocation of free_irq() would trigger the above warning call trace. To fix this issue, set the lineevent_state::irq after the IRQ register successfully.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.9 before 5.10.146; from 5.11 before 5.15.71; from 5.16 before 5.19.12 — fixed in 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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