Medium [CVE-2026-68378] Linux kernel dpll: Denial of Service due to NULL pointer dereference
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-68378.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpll: fix NULL pointer dereference in dpll_msg_add_pin_ref_sync() When a dpll_pin is shared across multiple dpll_device instances and those devices are being unregistered (e.g. during driver module removal), a NULL pointer dereference can occur in dpll_msg_add_pin_ref_sync().
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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