High

CVE-2026-68192 — wifi: brcmfmac: make release_scratchbuffers idempotent

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: make release_scratchbuffers idempotent brcmf_pcie_release_scratchbuffers() frees the shared.scratch and shared.ringupd DMA buffers with dma_free_coherent() but does not clear the pointers afterwards, unlike the sibling release_ringbuffers() which NULLs commonrings/flowrings/idxbuf on release. Both the bus_reset .reset callback (brcmf_pcie_reset) and brcmf_pcie_remove() call release_scratchbuffers. When reset teardown has run before removal, remove's own teardown would call dma_free_coherent() a second time on the already-freed DMA allocation. NULL the pointers after free, matching release_ringbuffers(), so a later release observes that the allocation has already been released. This patch makes repeated sequential release safe; the reset-work lifetime is handled separately by the following patch. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 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 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+5
Technical severity (high)+6

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

0.41%

ahead of 33% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

8.8

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

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	≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 81c58a206d1deee01f4c29236d4154c0872f2a38≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 382ee00b2d1e31869ae576a60d3fbe7a2153512f≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 739b686aecdb14a6065300ea53401f043e51fd22≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < b7d1d8cb1bdca56aecebacd2896615da0acc126a≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 5a045c2f0fbf029873d2295178fa0785ade35af0≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 044fca8f45ba9ab6ca526163155234cf88287ff5≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 0ca80328df23f851c86866720d4977783c919ee6≥ 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 and < 538c51e9d124cf656f2dd0c0394a8545efc7102d and 1 more version 5.2	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Adjacent

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	2.8	5.9	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

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
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
CVSS changed · 8.8
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
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/044fca8f45ba9ab6ca526163155234cf88287ff5
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ca80328df23f851c86866720d4977783c919ee6
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d1d8cb1bdca56aecebacd2896615da0acc126a
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a045c2f0fbf029873d2295178fa0785ade35af0
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/538c51e9d124cf656f2dd0c0394a8545efc7102d
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/382ee00b2d1e31869ae576a60d3fbe7a2153512f
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/739b686aecdb14a6065300ea53401f043e51fd22
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c58a206d1deee01f4c29236d4154c0872f2a38
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98431 RDMA/uverbs: Fix mmap_lock/disassociation_lock circular dependency 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98430 RDMA/efa: Keep admin queues alive while IRQ is registered 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98429 RDMA/efa: Keep EQ resources alive while IRQ is registered 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98428 ALSA: usb: 6fire: Avoid embedded URBs 2d

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 fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
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-2026-68192 is "wifi: brcmfmac: make release_scratchbuffers idempotent", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.41% 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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