CVE-2026-74733

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: pca953x: fix pca953x_irq_bus_sync_unlock regmap lock Locking is disabled in the regmap config as this driver uses its own lock. This means that all calls to regmap functions (read or write) must hold the i2c_lock. The function pca953x_irq_bus_sync_unlock() did not do this, and it was therefore possible that multiple threads could cause an incorrect register to be read/written. A previous patch partly fixed this, but only protected the write to the interrupt mask register, and not the read from the direction register.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dc325327babe7f159e84cbe9380a45342da0585
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6a2f5f845f50b0c4299bace5111f56d3390a090

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-22 16:16

Updated : 2026-08-25 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-74733

Mitre link : CVE-2026-74733

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-74733

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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