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Suppress sysfs bind attributes so that\nuser-space can't unbind the device because - as of now - it will cause a\nuse-after-free splat from any user that puts the reset control handle.","publishedAt":"2026-05-06T11:27:24.232Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T22:18:29.633Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"cee544a40e4426040946e685988b1489f13e6600","status":"affected","lessThan":"09d6efc6abd42809956d598906c222ccd1c8ae92","versionType":"git"},{"version":"cee544a40e4426040946e685988b1489f13e6600","status":"affected","lessThan":"76801c3dfca0ac6339a23e9615b5f23e25b8644c","versionType":"git"},{"version":"cee544a40e4426040946e685988b1489f13e6600","status":"affected","lessThan":"1d7d869f074f98c34fe23f6a56e5f3acc1f95a2b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"cee544a40e4426040946e685988b1489f13e6600","status":"affected","lessThan":"16de4c6a8fe9ff497ca1aba33ef0dbee09f11952","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/reset/reset-gpio.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.9","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.9","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.75","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/reset/reset-gpio.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09d6efc6abd42809956d598906c222ccd1c8ae92","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76801c3dfca0ac6339a23e9615b5f23e25b8644c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d7d869f074f98c34fe23f6a56e5f3acc1f95a2b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16de4c6a8fe9ff497ca1aba33ef0dbee09f11952"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:57.932Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43138.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-43138","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-05-06T11:27:24.232Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:18:29.633Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-05-01T14:12:55.988Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"reset: gpio: suppress bind attributes in sysfs","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nreset: gpio: suppress bind attributes in sysfs\n\nThis is a special device that's created dynamically and is supposed to\nstay in memory forever. 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