CVE-2026-72324 — gpio: mvebu: free generic chips on unbind
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mvebu: free generic chips on unbind irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips() allocates generic chip data that must be freed via irq_domain_remove_generic_chips(). The devres action mvebu_gpio_remove_irq_domain() only called irq_domain_remove(), which only frees the generic chips if IRQ_DOMAIN_FLAG_DESTROY_GC is set. Call irq_domain_remove_generic_chips() explicitly before irq_domain_remove() instead.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e and < 3649b04f86b95243fa0c845695051455fa2ba40b≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e and < 3bfcce441c552133adeeb99c294d0ce8a62612ef≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e and < d73e4d790db611da7439e78a6ab6cb32e7885ab8≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e and < b11c513ad943f35cf5e8007d3a56279c79b7ed4bversion f0cde54863da281cec1ed85497b4ec58d29c1460version 7a9239fd04802ee6ddf82d211cff3ee7df9c473a≥ 3.16.40 and < 3.17≥ 4.8.9 and < 4.9 and 2 moreversion 4.9≥ 812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e and < db2b40dc12cd6ae4704f52d62c0147ef31527f60 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 29, 2026 · 14 reading(s) · max 0.21%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
7 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2b40dc12cd6ae4704f52d62c0147ef31527f60
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3649b04f86b95243fa0c845695051455fa2ba40b
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4rp-fvp9-gmx9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73e4d790db611da7439e78a6ab6cb32e7885ab8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11c513ad943f35cf5e8007d3a56279c79b7ed4b
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72324
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bfcce441c552133adeeb99c294d0ce8a62612ef
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-72324 is "gpio: mvebu: free generic chips on unbind", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.21% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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