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CVE-2025-68204 — pmdomain: arm: scmi: Fix genpd leak on provider registration failure

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: arm: scmi: Fix genpd leak on provider registration failure If of_genpd_add_provider_onecell() fails during probe, the previously created generic power domains are not removed, leading to a memory leak and potential kernel crash later in genpd_debug_add(). Add proper error handling to unwind the initialized domains before returning from probe to ensure all resources are correctly released on failure. Example crash trace observed without this fix: | Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffffffffffc70 | CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1 #405 PREEMPT | Hardware name: ARM LTD ARM Juno Development Platform/ARM Juno Development Platform | pstate: 00000005 (nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc : genpd_debug_add+0x2c/0x160 | lr : genpd_debug_init+0x74/0x98 | Call trace: | genpd_debug_add+0x2c/0x160 (P) | genpd_debug_init+0x74/0x98 | do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x2d8 | do_initcall_level+0xa0/0x140 | do_initcalls+0x60/0xa8 | do_basic_setup+0x28/0x40 | kernel_init_freeable+0xe8/0x170 | kernel_init+0x2c/0x140 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.21%

ahead of 10% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

—

Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 18249a167ffd91b4b4fbd92afd4ddcbf3af81f35≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < c6e11d320fd6cbaef6d589f2fcb45aa25a6b960a≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 582f48d22eb5676fe7be3589b986ddd29f7bf4d1≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 7f569197f7ad09319af960bd7e43109de5c67c04≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < ad120c08b89a81d41d091490bbe150343473b659≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 921b090841ae7a08b19ab14495bdf8636dc31e21≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 983e91da82ec3e331600108f9be3ea61236f5c75≥ 898216c97ed2ebfffda659ce12388da43534de6c and < 7458f72cc28f9eb0de811effcb5376d0ec19094a and 1 more version 4.17	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.21%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Dec 16, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

10 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad120c08b89a81d41d091490bbe150343473b659
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/921b090841ae7a08b19ab14495bdf8636dc31e21
NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8h7-f9cr-785x
GitHub Security Advisories
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7458f72cc28f9eb0de811effcb5376d0ec19094a
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/582f48d22eb5676fe7be3589b986ddd29f7bf4d1
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/18249a167ffd91b4b4fbd92afd4ddcbf3af81f35
NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68204
GitHub Security Advisories
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f569197f7ad09319af960bd7e43109de5c67c04
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e11d320fd6cbaef6d589f2fcb45aa25a6b960a
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/983e91da82ec3e331600108f9be3ea61236f5c75
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
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Unknown CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-68204 is "pmdomain: arm: scmi: Fix genpd leak on provider registration failure", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.21% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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