CVE-2026-68084: staging: vme_user: fix location monitor leak in tsi148 bridge

highCVSS 7.1CVE-2026-68084

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux Kernel Memory corruption

What: Location monitor leak in the TSI148 VME bridge staging driver.
Who is affected: Systems using VME hardware with TSI148 bridge via the staging vme_user driver.
Urgency: High priority; memory leak could lead to denial of service over time or privilege escalation.
Action: Apply kernel security patch addressing location monitor leak in tsi148 bridge.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.1
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68084

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-680840.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-68084	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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