Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68465

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68465

Published: August 21, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU144578
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68465
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the esdhc_change_pinstate() function of the sdhci-esdhc-imx driver when changing pinctrl states. A local user can trigger a pinctrl state transition to cause a denial of service.

Only devices with a sleep pinctrl state but without 100mhz or 200mhz high-speed pin states are affected.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-68465

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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