CVE-2026-68434

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68434
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68434.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-68434
Downstream
Published
2026-08-12T00:07:21.897Z
Modified
2026-08-25T03:51:49.637030588Z
Summary
serial: 8250_mid: Fix NULL function pointer dereference on DNV/ICX-D/SNR platforms
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

serial: 8250_mid: Fix NULL function pointer dereference on DNV/ICX-D/SNR platforms

Commit b1b4efea05a5 ("serial: 8250mid: Disable DMA for selected platforms") replaced the dnvboard setup and exit callbacks with PTRIF(false, ...), which evaluates to NULL. However, the three call sites in mid8250probe() and mid8250_remove() unconditionally dereference these function pointers without NULL checks, causing a NULL pointer dereference (kernel oops) on any Denverton (DNV), Ice Lake Xeon D (ICX-D/CDF), or Snowridge (SNR) platform.

Fix this by adding the missing NULL checks before calling the setup and exit callbacks.

Database specific
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    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68434.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
763d61ded752fbb3116efc951eff4363f237b7e0
Fixed
bdaa8871b53fe9b1730ef64dda2fcd662fd83339
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
c7d190bb07bf4e3b217c69370e94d1b4c80a40ad
Fixed
f85a42fb90399dedcf81c146d09c07e4548b1e8c
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
0b3ed3fa227ba778cabed96e7f8d84addb8bdf9c
Fixed
4ea933a36a14bec19b71025cdd8407bafbd67ec1
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
587afb06a5d1dc5092d3d9e9ac3ccf22094d50c6
Fixed
1096397c31f6bffa95e77bdd18fbca085be83e10
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
977855894bca4b87afa50d21e3f3e85a5a0e901f
Fixed
600dcd548fb2b00a69f447684f52ba45d5a3540e
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
1cd54e217c6e2cdb794a897b2f855e13ffcee586
Fixed
b2a3eeb57ba24f8a0e34a69d40adcc63e5b9ca56
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
9690e8a342632344984af72bc56b7a1fba61e6cb
Fixed
8cbad52ccfa6a7f089cfab34979bc6cc3bff25be
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
b1b4efea05a56c0995e4702a86d6624b4fdff32f
Fixed
7fb13fd7e9a59a37cd911efff83abe19e3ee029d

Affected versions

v5.*
v5.10.261
v5.10.262
v5.10.263
v5.10.264
v5.10.265
v5.15.212
v5.15.213
v5.15.214
v5.15.215
v5.15.216
v6.*
v6.1.178
v6.1.179
v6.1.180
v6.1.181
v6.1.182
v6.12.100
v6.12.96
v6.12.97
v6.12.98
v6.12.99
v6.18.39
v6.18.40
v6.18.41
v6.6.145
v6.6.146
v6.6.147
v7.*
v7.1.4
v7.1.5

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68434.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.10.261
Fixed
5.10.266
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.15.212
Fixed
5.15.217
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.1.178
Fixed
6.1.183
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.6.145
Fixed
6.6.148
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.12.96
Fixed
6.12.101
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.18.39
Fixed
6.18.42
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
7.1.4
Fixed
7.1.6

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68434.json"