CVE-2026-68994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A double free vulnerability in NPU driver due to improper pointer management (941)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Samsung Semiconductor	Exynos 1480 Exynos 1580 Exynos 2400 Exynos 2500

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References

Link	Providers
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Samsung Semiconductor Samsung Semiconductor exynos 1480 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 1580 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 2400 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 2500
Vendors & Products		Samsung Semiconductor Samsung Semiconductor exynos 1480 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 1580 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 2400 Samsung Semiconductor exynos 2500

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Double Free Vulnerability in Samsung Exynos NPU Driver

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A double free vulnerability in NPU driver due to improper pointer management (941)
Weaknesses		CWE-415
References		https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: samsungsemiconductor

Published: 2026-11-05T02:42:38.965Z

Updated: 2026-11-10T14:01:07.511Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T06:35:58.536Z

Link: CVE-2026-68994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-05T03:17:31.767

Modified: 2026-11-10T14:17:33.710

Link: CVE-2026-68994

Redhat

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