CVE-2026-68461
device property: initialize the remaining fields of fwnode_handle in fwnode_init()
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.18 % · percentile 7 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: device property: initialize the remaining fields of fwnode_handle in fwnode_init() If a firmware node is allocated on the stack (for instance: temporary software node whose life-time we control) or on the heap - but using a non-zeroing allocation function - and initialized using fwnode_init(), its secondary pointer will contain uninitialized memory which likely will be neither NULL nor IS_ERR() and so may end up being dereferenced (for example: in dev_to_swnode()). Set fwnode->secondary to NULL on initialization. While at it: initialize the remaining fields of struct fwnode_handle too just to be sure. [ Fix typo in commit message. - Danilo ]
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-665 — Improper Initialization
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0198d579948322cda5178b9672d448375a32f947
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173b61c9276c7b3a5fbcc63ae7aafc897fee1e18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b4e1cc8ad76baf49d898727eb52e91a4ef0544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8542b68ba6ef4f61072098893a3f5b71c569b6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c86a1f930bb2ddb85f867b4736716e82a4a4683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81e2af41de6a159837c7129a4fc444ac6e48046
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eba000621fff223dd7bab484d48918c7c77a307
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-59083
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-68461
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < 0198d579948322cda5178b9672d448375a32f947 ; affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < 173b61c9276c7b3a5fbcc63ae7aafc897fee1e18 ; affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < f0b4e1cc8ad76baf49d898727eb52e91a4ef0544 ; affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < c8542b68ba6ef4f61072098893a3f5b71c569b6c ; affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < 9c86a1f930bb2ddb85f867b4736716e82a4a4683 ; affected 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 < c81e2af41de6a159837c7129a4fc444ac6e48046 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.11 ; unaffected 0 < 5.11 ; unaffected 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |