{"vulnerability": "CVE-2026-98397", "sightings": [{"uuid": "bf4220b9-c6e3-4c5a-a530-7ff44948fdeb", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-98397", "type": "seen", "source": "https://infosec.exchange/users/cve/statuses/117440682871924407", "content": "CVE-2026-98397 platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: hold device reference for secondary fwnode teardown In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nplatform/x86: x86-android-tablets: hold device reference for secondary fwnode teardown\nIn gpio_secondary_fwnode_init(), acpi_bus_find_device_by_name() returns adevice reference, but the local dev variable is declared with__free(put_device), dropping the reference at the end of each iteration.Meanwhile, devm_add_action_or_reset() saves the dev pointer forgpio_secondary_unset() without incrementing its reference count, whichcould lead to a use-after-free during driver teardown if the device isreleased in the interim.\nAcquire an explicit device reference with get_device() when registeringthe devres action, and drop it with put_device() insidegpio_secondary_unset().\nhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98397https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62b6e081119f2ab03cfcafde1f83c0f50e8e726https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/144113b0a70fa18033a747ee5db6803308f7688c#kernel #Linux#CVE_2026_98397#bot", "creation_timestamp": "2026-10-14T18:30:07.719044Z"}]}