CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68218

Low risk· EPSS 11%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the pci dm1105 driver fixed a memory leak by destroying the allocated workqueue in the remove() callback. Previously, the workqueue resources were not freed, causing a memory leak.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak can lead to exhaustion of system resources and instability, especially with repeated device removal.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-68218.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pci: dm1105: Free allocated workqueue Destroy allocated workqueue in remove() callback to free its resources, thus fixing memory leak.

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