CVE-2026-68180
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
intel_th: fix MSC output device reference leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: fix MSC output device reference leak intel_th_output_open() looks up the output device with bus_find_device_by_devt(), which returns the device with a reference that must be dropped after use. commit 95fc36a234da ("intel_th: fix device leak on output open()") attempted to drop the reference from intel_th_output_release(). However, a successful open replaces file->f_op with the output driver file operations before returning, so close runs the output driver release callback instead. For MSC outputs, close runs intel_th_msc_release(), which only removes the per-file iterator and does not drop the device reference taken by intel_th_output_open(). Consequently, every successful MSC output open leaks one device reference. Drop the device reference from intel_th_msc_release(), which is the release path actually used for MSC output files. Remove the now-unused intel_th_output_release() callback from intel_th_output_fops.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d | affected | git | 12ad4fad748e6e563ff4480f03b89134a41b5c37 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f | affected | git | df55842fddbcdb80e6dd16680439c0f780ed592e | Unavailable | None listed |
| b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f | affected | git | 141641a70ed337e54487f766ede745fc2ce44c42 | Unavailable | None listed |
| bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54dd | affected | git | ddcf2064d7ec5a8c9afa7cb74442320e443502bc | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c | affected | git | 26e27b8dcef1e4df6f30d8f25b3304a506d482b3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2 | affected | git | caba30eb8bd321c465ecfc7d850ee85f5b353496 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3 | affected | git | c3a28f9cb82425fe0835048ed3677f321e780691 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3 | affected | git | 761b785a0cfbce43761227bc42a7f984f31f8921 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.249 | affected | semver | 5.10.265 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.15.199 | affected | semver | 5.15.216 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.1.162 | affected | semver | 6.1.183 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.6.122 | affected | semver | 6.6.148 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.68 | affected | semver | 6.12.101 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.18.8 | affected | semver | 6.18.42 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.19 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.19 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.265 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.216 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.183 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.148 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.101 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.42 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.1.6 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.1.* | None listed |
| 7.2 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |