CVE-2026-68176

tracing: Fix mmiotrace possible NULL dereferencing of hiter->dev

CVE-2026-68176 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68176, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix mmiotrace possible NULL dereferencing of hiter->dev If the mmio_pipe_open() fails to find a PCI device, the hiter->dev will be assigned to NULL. The mmiotrace read() function dereferences the hiter->dev if hiter exists. Change the test of the read to not only check hiter being NULL, but also the hiter->dev before dereferencing it.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.187-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68176 Aug 11, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.101-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68176 Aug 11, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68176 Aug 11, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68176 Aug 11, 2026

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