CVE-2026-68461
Reported by Linux · Published August 15, 2026
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 ]
EPSS 0.13% · 2.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137, 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137, 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.11, 0, 5.15.212 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11, 5.11, 5.11 |
| Linux | Linux | 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137, 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137, 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 |
Timeline
- Aug 15, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 15, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 17, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 19, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 EPSS Score