Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68338

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU141709

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68338

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141709
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68338
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in packet_set_ring() and packet fanout hook handling in net/packet/af_packet.c when reconfiguring a packet socket ring while a network device is being unregistered. A local user can trigger ring reconfiguration during device unregister handling to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs when a stale running state causes fanout hook re-registration after the device binding has already been invalidated.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
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 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-68338

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-198.208, 6.8.0-147.147, 7.0.0-38.38
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1109.114
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128, 6.8.0-1071.79, 7.0.0-1014.14
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.124, 6.8.0-1067.70, 7.0.0-1014.14
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1123.132, 6.8.0-1071.79, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1113.116, 6.8.0-1068.72, 7.0.0-1023.23
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.120, 6.8.0-1064.67, 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-195.205, 6.8.0-147.147.1
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1113.119, 6.8.0-1066.74, 7.0.0-1008.9
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-198.208+fips1, 6.8.0-147.147+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1116.125, 6.8.1-1062.63, 7.0.0-38.38.1
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1100.108, 6.8.0-1052.56
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1112.113, 6.8.0-1067.70, 7.0.0-1025.26
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.72, 6.8.0-1036.39
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.118
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.115, 6.8.0-1067.68, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1122.131, 6.8.0-1069.76
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1080.84
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1109.111
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1, 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1, 6.8.0-1067.70+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1, 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-149.149~22.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-149.149.1~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1071.78~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1073.82~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1069.74~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.70.1
linux-ibm-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1069.70~22.04.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1073.81~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2056.58
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1064.65~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2022.23
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-38.38~24.04.4
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-aws-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default - update to 1-8.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.178.1.el8_10, 6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.178.1.rt7.519.el8_10
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1

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