CVE-2026-68217
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pwc: Drain fill_buf on start_streaming() failure pwc_isoc_init() submits its isochronous URBs with usb_submit_urb(.., GFP_KERNEL) in a loop. After the first URB is submitted, its completion handler pwc_isoc_handler() can run on another CPU before the loop finishes: start_streaming() pwc_isoc_init() usb_submit_urb(urbs[0], GFP_KERNEL) pwc_isoc_handler(urbs[0]) pdev->fill_buf = pwc_get_next_fill_buf(pdev) usb_submit_urb(urbs[i>0], ..) -> fails pwc_isoc_cleanup(pdev) /* kills URBs */ return ret; pwc_cleanup_queued_bufs(pdev, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED) pwc_get_next_fill_buf() detaches a buffer from pdev->queued_bufs and stores it in pdev->fill_buf. The error path in start_streaming() only drains pdev->queued_bufs, so the buffer parked in pdev->fill_buf is leaked. vb2_start_streaming() then triggers WARN_ON(owned_by_drv_count). stop_streaming() already handles this since commit 80b0963e1698 ("[media] pwc: fix WARN_ON"), which added the fill_buf drain in the teardown path but not in the start_streaming() error path. Mirror that handling on failure so start_streaming() returns with no buffer owned by the driver. Issue identified by automated review of the INV-003 series at https://sashiko.dev/
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.1
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.265,
5.15.216,
6.1.183,
6.6.148,
6.12.101,
6.18.42,
7.1.6,
7.2
and their respective stable series.
References
8 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-68217?
CVE-2026-68217 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.1 onward and has been patched in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. CVE-2026-68217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68217?
Yes. CVE-2026-68217 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-68217 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-68217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.