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Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-68461device property: initialize the remaining fields of fwnode_handle in fwnode_init()

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 ]

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.180-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68461
Debian:13linux6.12.96-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68461
Debian:14linux7.1.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-31.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1113.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1100.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-31.31~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1111.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1112.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1109.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-195.205UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1112.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1080.84UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68461

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before 0198d579948322cda5178b9672d448375a32f94701bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before 173b61c9276c7b3a5fbcc63ae7aafc897fee1e1801bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before f0b4e1cc8ad76baf49d898727eb52e91a4ef054401bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before c8542b68ba6ef4f61072098893a3f5b71c569b6c01bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before 9c86a1f930bb2ddb85f867b4736716e82a4a468301bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before c81e2af41de6a159837c7129a4fc444ac6e4804601bb86b380a306bd937c96da36f66429f3362137 – before 7eba000621fff223dd7bab484d48918c7c77a307
Linux Linux 5.11

Weakness: CWE-665 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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