CVE-2026-68461
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.
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[ Fix typo in commit message. - Danilo ]
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %
Vulnerabilidad de escalada local (AV:L, PR:L) en kernel Linux por inicialización incompleta de estructura en memoria causando desreferenciación de puntero no inicializado; permite ejecución de código con permisos elevados.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0198d579948322cda5178b9672d448375a32f947
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173b61c9276c7b3a5fbcc63ae7aafc897fee1e18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eba000621fff223dd7bab484d48918c7c77a307
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c86a1f930bb2ddb85f867b4736716e82a4a4683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81e2af41de6a159837c7129a4fc444ac6e48046
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8542b68ba6ef4f61072098893a3f5b71c569b6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b4e1cc8ad76baf49d898727eb52e91a4ef0544
JSON original (NVD)
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