Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68376

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68376

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141676
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68376
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in sctp_auth_get_hmac() when processing SCTP authentication parameters during association initialization. A local user can configure four HMAC identifiers to trigger memory corruption that leads to an out-of-bounds read and disclose sensitive information.

The issue stems from an undersized auth_hmacs array in struct sctp_cookie that can corrupt the adjacent auth_chunks field and cause an invalid HMAC identifier to be accepted.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-68376

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.162.1.el8_10
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.162.1.rt7.503.el8_10

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