Improper Authentication in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68300

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU142011

Improper Authentication in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68300

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU142011
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68300
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in sctp_auth_chunk_verify() when processing SCTP chunks with a NULL auth_chunk. A remote user can send a specially crafted SCTP chunk to bypass authentication.

This can occur for new connections or when no AUTH chunk precedes a COOKIE-ECHO chunk.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 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 High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
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 ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_75-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_75-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-macros
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-devel
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-source
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-68300

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0-195.205, 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0-198.208+fips1, 5.15.0-1080.84, 5.15.0-1100.108, 5.15.0-1109.111, 5.15.0-1109.114, 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1111.115, 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1112.118, 5.15.0-1113.119, 5.15.0-1114.120, 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124, 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1, 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132, 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1, 5.15.0.195.160, 5.15.0.195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0.198.114, 5.15.0.198.171, 5.15.0.198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0.1109.113, 5.15.0.1111.108, 5.15.0.1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1112.111, 5.15.0.1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1113.112, 5.15.0.1114.110, 5.15.0.1116.120, 5.15.0.1117.113, 5.15.0.1117.120, 5.15.0.1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1123.107, 5.15.0.1123.121, 5.15.0.1123.132~20.04.1, 6.8.0-147.147, 7.0.0-38.38, 7.0.0-38.38.1, 7.0.0-1008.9, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-147.147.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128, 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1, 5.15.0.1118.107, 5.15.0.1118.115, 6.8.0-1071.79
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.70
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.68
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.67
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1062.63
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-147.147+fips1
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1052.56
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1066.74
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.70+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default - update to 1-8.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_75-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_75-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1.21.35, 6.4.0-52.1.21.36, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.328.1, 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
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
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-52.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-52.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-52.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-52.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1112.113, 5.15.0.1112.112
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1114.120~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1118.128~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1122.131, 5.15.0.1122.131
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-38.38~24.04.4, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.15
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
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1017.17

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