2436764 – (CVE-2026-23079) CVE-2026-23079 kernel: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()

Bug 2436764 (CVE-2026-23079) - CVE-2026-23079 kernel: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()

Summary: CVE-2026-23079 kernel: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_c...

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2026-23079
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	unspecified
Severity:	unspecified
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Reported:	2026-02-04 17:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified:	2026-02-05 00:57 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 17:02:14 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()

On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the
allocated resources which results leaks.  Fix it.

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