wifi: ipw2100: fix potential memory leak in ipw2100_pci_init_one()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ipw2100: fix potential memory leak in ipw2100_pci_init_one() The memory allocated in the ipw2100_alloc_device() function is not freed in some of the error paths in ipw2100_pci_init_one(). Fix that by converting the direct return into a goto to the error path return. The error path when pci_enable_device() fails cannot jump to fail, since at this point priv is not set, so perform error handling inline.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.14 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.14 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68413
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5pr-m9j2-mmv9
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71614326ab43e8b8f392ba865aeb6d7e327dff7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b080198a22fd809c4e7f6793eafab53ac2643fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/768a701362a8f77b62c14f8202ad559b7ecbb0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75b9a2a9d8334ae0f9c5e47df7b31f7aeb1fdbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/836a19c654dcb1b01878a70090af016fbd0fd7e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f442e581a88937671a22ceb3806c186265ef6254
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cbda50eebcd9aa00b0de382f776287cf7a36cf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d388f62031dbabcba0f44bb91b59f10e88cac17
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68413 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68413 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5pr-m9j2-mmv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68413 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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