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          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
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        "name": "Kernel"
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    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68461.json"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndevice property: initialize the remaining fields of fwnode_handle in fwnode_init()\n\nIf a firmware node is allocated on the stack (for instance: temporary\nsoftware node whose life-time we control) or on the heap - but using a\nnon-zeroing allocation function - and initialized using fwnode_init(),\nits secondary pointer will contain uninitialized memory which likely\nwill be neither NULL nor IS_ERR() and so may end up being dereferenced\n(for example: in dev_to_swnode()). Set fwnode-\u003esecondary to NULL on\ninitialization. While at it: initialize the remaining fields of struct\nfwnode_handle too just to be sure.\n\n[ Fix typo in commit message. - Danilo ]",
  "id": "CVE-2026-68461",
  "modified": "2026-08-16T03:31:20.371401382Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:51:21.219Z",
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0198d579948322cda5178b9672d448375a32f947"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eba000621fff223dd7bab484d48918c7c77a307"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c86a1f930bb2ddb85f867b4736716e82a4a4683"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81e2af41de6a159837c7129a4fc444ac6e48046"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8542b68ba6ef4f61072098893a3f5b71c569b6c"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b4e1cc8ad76baf49d898727eb52e91a4ef0544"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68461"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "device property: initialize the remaining fields of fwnode_handle in fwnode_init()"
}