CVE-2026-68183 firmware: stratix10-svc: fix memory leaks and list corruption bugs
A memory leak and list corruption bug in the Stratix10 service driver can cause kernel instability or crashes, requiring a patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-68183?
CVE-2026-68183 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: stratix10-svc: fix memory leaks and list corruption bugs
Fix a memory leak when gen_pool_alloc() fails by freeing pmem on the error path. Switch pmem allocation from devm_kzalloc() to kzalloc() with explicit kfree() in the free path to match its list-managed lifetime. Remove the erroneous list_del(&svc_data_mem) which corrupted the list head on failed lookups.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68183?
How do I fix CVE-2026-68183?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-68183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-94871, BELL-CVE-2026-68183, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68183, GHSA-5m2j-mq9f-gqm6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68183.