CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68226

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 cx23885 driver now checks the return value of pci_ioremap_bar() in cx23885_dev_setup(). If ioremap for BAR0 fails, it releases the allocated PCI memory region, decrements the device count, and returns -ENODEV.

Risk Assessment

Lack of check could lead to NULL pointer dereference, potentially causing system crash or unpredictable behavior.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-68226.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx23885: add ioremap return check and cleanup Add a check for the return value of pci_ioremap_bar() in cx23885_dev_setup(). If ioremap for BAR0 fails, release the already allocated PCI memory region, decrement the device count, and return -ENODEV. This prevents a potential null pointer dereference and ensures proper cleanup on memory mapping failure.

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