# CVE-2026-68410: wifi: libertas: fix memory leak in helper\_firmware\_cb()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: fix memory leak in helper_firmware_cb() helper_firmware_cb() neglects to free the single-stage firmware image after a successful async load, leading to a memory leak in the USB firmware-download path. Fix this memory leak by calling release_firmware() immediately after lbs_fw_loaded() returns. The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in the current wireless tree. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have compatible Libertas USB hardware for exercising this firmware-download path, no runtime testing was able to be performed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1f54a04813676c5a2150d99331c8d21f199374
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f28722b3e4e0c8d49c859fea4a9b1fa13b5ae06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce829286f4935f1eb6b5dcb64da02910ce149c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d497b7566e74920acfe283dd6b2cbf1682890796
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaeb1d74a47fc4864f2c754c0b9d654a9b7dc55c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cda91bbb8dc3d22ef0323008a12dcf73a5129da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/644640cde2fb216e6567de5eee780a38dbc95928
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63c2391deefb31e1b801b7f32bd502ca4808639b

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