Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68225 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: i2c: alvium: fix critical pointer access in alvium_ctrl_init. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <4bacfda44d36f165f6cb57bea408912886400ffa || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <7337c88205ed0ffc654f40266be0d3c3eb15fb29 || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <eb2f934646aefb06314cecd1deb020794829b207 || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <4f6f28ff24709710c08557c127b3e4c3fb1b4159 | 4bacfda44d36f165f6cb57bea408912886400ffa, 7337c88205ed0ffc654f40266be0d3c3eb15fb29, eb2f934646aefb06314cecd1deb020794829b207, 4f6f28ff24709710c08557c127b3e4c3fb1b4159 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: alvium: fix critical pointer access in alvium_ctrl_init The current implementation of alvium_ctrl_init creates several controls in function alvium_ctrl_init and uses the returned pointer without check. That can cause write access over NULL-pointer for several controls. The reworked code checks the pointers before adding flags.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68225 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: i2c: alvium: fix critical pointer access in alvium_ctrl_init. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <4bacfda44d36f165f6cb57bea408912886400ffa || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <7337c88205ed0ffc654f40266be0d3c3eb15fb29 || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <eb2f934646aefb06314cecd1deb020794829b207 || >=0a7af872915ee34668edf7e4018648a226d9e7f9 <4f6f28ff24709710c08557c127b3e4c3fb1b4159 | 4bacfda44d36f165f6cb57bea408912886400ffa, 7337c88205ed0ffc654f40266be0d3c3eb15fb29, eb2f934646aefb06314cecd1deb020794829b207, 4f6f28ff24709710c08557c127b3e4c3fb1b4159 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: alvium: fix critical pointer access in alvium_ctrl_init The current implementation of alvium_ctrl_init creates several controls in function alvium_ctrl_init and uses the returned pointer without check. That can cause write access over NULL-pointer for several controls. The reworked code checks the pointers before adding flags.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.