CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68468

Low risk· EPSS 5%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's MTD subsystem (virt-concat), a memory leak exists: the mtd_virt_concat_create_join() function creates a new name on every MTD registration, and when the name already exists, it does not free the newly allocated string. The fix adds freeing the temporary name before continuing.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak may lead to gradual exhaustion of system resources, potentially causing performance degradation or system crash over time.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-68468. Monitor memory usage on systems with virtual MTD devices.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: virt-concat: free duplicate generated name Every MTD registration runs mtd_virt_concat_create_join(). Once a virtual concat has already been registered, the function builds the same name again and takes the equal-name branch. That branch skips to the next item without freeing the newly allocated string. Free the temporary name before continuing.

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