What is CVE-2026-68371?

CVE-2026-68371 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1.2 onward and patched in 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.101 and others. CVE-2026-68371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68371?

CVE-2026-68371 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68371?

Yes, CVE-2026-68371 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.101 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-68371 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-68371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-68371

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: musb: omap2430: Do not put borrowed of_node in probe omap2430_probe() stores pdev->dev.of_node in a local np variable. This is a borrowed pointer and the probe function does not take a reference to it. The success and error paths nevertheless call of_node_put(np). This drops a reference that is owned by the platform device, and can leave pdev->dev.of_node with an unbalanced reference count. Do not put the borrowed platform device node from omap2430_probe(). References taken for the child MUSB device are handled by the device core, and the ctrl-module phandle reference is still released separately.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-10

Last modified 2026-08-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.4

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1.2, 6.0.16, 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1.2 ≥ 6.0.16 ≥ 6.2

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.184 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.151 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.6 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-68371

Severity High

CVSS score 8.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-10

Modified 2026-08-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68371?

CVE-2026-68371 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.2 onward and has been patched in 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.101 and others. CVE-2026-68371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68371?

CVE-2026-68371 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68371?

Yes. CVE-2026-68371 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.101 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-68371 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-68371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.