CVE-2026-68423

mtd: virt_concat: fix use-after-free in mtd_virt_concat_destroy()

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Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: virt_concat: fix use-after-free in mtd_virt_concat_destroy() mtd_concat_destroy() frees item->concat so calling mtd_virt_concat_put_mtd_devices(item->concat) after that leads to a use-after-free. Fix it by moving mtd_virt_concat_put_mtd_devices() before mtd_concat_destroy().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.1 ≤ v < 7.1.67.1 ≤ v < 7.243db6366fc2de02050e66389f5628d3fdc9af10a7.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 4b45d7836b9526b8776af5f29219615be9417230 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d36520e5da8bf87265b334def0daaadf3603cc62 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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