CVE-2026-68218

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media: pci: dm1105: Free allocated workqueue

Overview
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Overview

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pci: dm1105: Free allocated workqueue Destroy allocated workqueue in remove() callback to free its resources, thus fixing memory leak.

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2026, 1:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-68218 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Linux	linux_kernel

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Solution

Free allocated workqueue in remove() callback to fix memory leak.

Apply the patch to the Linux kernel.
Ensure workqueue is freed in remove() callback.
Update the Linux kernel to the patched version.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-68218.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ddfd628a2dbd9d385da677afccd893d0ab37e1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c2b4c45fce012e88904b8c66b5cd786535c0b8c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a65db225b25bb8c8febf16974c060e0cc242eb9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46715fecc38a2d341c3ff680f295de6e8aec72c0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d753c8c37afc0910ed5ddc014645b05d6266add

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 17, 2026

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '46715fecc38a2d341c3ff680f295de6e8aec72c0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '8d753c8c37afc0910ed5ddc014645b05d6266add', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '08ddfd628a2dbd9d385da677afccd893d0ab37e1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '0c2b4c45fce012e88904b8c66b5cd786535c0b8c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '1a65db225b25bb8c8febf16974c060e0cc242eb9', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.31'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.31', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '46715fecc38a2d341c3ff680f295de6e8aec72c0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '8d753c8c37afc0910ed5ddc014645b05d6266add', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '08ddfd628a2dbd9d385da677afccd893d0ab37e1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '0c2b4c45fce012e88904b8c66b5cd786535c0b8c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '1a65db225b25bb8c8febf16974c060e0cc242eb9', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.31'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.31', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]

New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 10, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '46715fecc38a2d341c3ff680f295de6e8aec72c0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '8d753c8c37afc0910ed5ddc014645b05d6266add', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '08ddfd628a2dbd9d385da677afccd893d0ab37e1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '0c2b4c45fce012e88904b8c66b5cd786535c0b8c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '519a4bdcf8221c6b2d129b3c720761b7cab7f2c1', 'lessThan': '1a65db225b25bb8c8febf16974c060e0cc242eb9', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.31'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.31', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
Added	Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pci: dm1105: Free allocated workqueue Destroy allocated workqueue in remove() callback to free its resources, thus fixing memory leak.
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ddfd628a2dbd9d385da677afccd893d0ab37e1
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c2b4c45fce012e88904b8c66b5cd786535c0b8c
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a65db225b25bb8c8febf16974c060e0cc242eb9
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46715fecc38a2d341c3ff680f295de6e8aec72c0
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d753c8c37afc0910ed5ddc014645b05d6266add

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