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CVE-2026-68180 — intel_th: fix MSC output device reference leak

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: fix MSC output device reference leak intel_th_output_open() looks up the output device with bus_find_device_by_devt(), which returns the device with a reference that must be dropped after use. commit 95fc36a234da ("intel_th: fix device leak on output open()") attempted to drop the reference from intel_th_output_release(). However, a successful open replaces file->f_op with the output driver file operations before returning, so close runs the output driver release callback instead. For MSC outputs, close runs intel_th_msc_release(), which only removes the per-file iterator and does not drop the device reference taken by intel_th_output_open(). Consequently, every successful MSC output open leaks one device reference. Drop the device reference from intel_th_msc_release(), which is the release path actually used for MSC output files. Remove the now-unused intel_th_output_release() callback from intel_th_output_fops.

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · 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

0.22%

ahead of 12% of scored CVEs · Oct 30, 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	≥ af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d and < 12ad4fad748e6e563ff4480f03b89134a41b5c37≥ 64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f and < df55842fddbcdb80e6dd16680439c0f780ed592e≥ b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f and < 141641a70ed337e54487f766ede745fc2ce44c42≥ bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54dd and < ddcf2064d7ec5a8c9afa7cb74442320e443502bc≥ 0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c and < 26e27b8dcef1e4df6f30d8f25b3304a506d482b3≥ f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2 and < caba30eb8bd321c465ecfc7d850ee85f5b353496≥ 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3 and < c3a28f9cb82425fe0835048ed3677f321e780691≥ 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3 and < 761b785a0cfbce43761227bc42a7f984f31f8921 and 7 more ≥ 5.10.249 and < 5.10.265≥ 5.15.199 and < 5.15.216≥ 6.1.162 and < 6.1.183≥ 6.6.122 and < 6.6.148≥ 6.12.68 and < 6.12.101≥ 6.18.8 and < 6.18.42version 6.19	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 30, 2026 · 15 reading(s) · max 0.22%

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 15, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Received
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Aug 10, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

8 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/141641a70ed337e54487f766ede745fc2ce44c42
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/caba30eb8bd321c465ecfc7d850ee85f5b353496
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e27b8dcef1e4df6f30d8f25b3304a506d482b3
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a28f9cb82425fe0835048ed3677f321e780691
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddcf2064d7ec5a8c9afa7cb74442320e443502bc
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/df55842fddbcdb80e6dd16680439c0f780ed592e
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/761b785a0cfbce43761227bc42a7f984f31f8921
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/12ad4fad748e6e563ff4480f03b89134a41b5c37
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

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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-2026-68180 is "intel_th: fix MSC output device reference leak", 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 0.22% 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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