Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-68142

Vulnerability identifier: #VU142174

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68142

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to modify Geneve tunnel device configuration in another network namespace.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in geneve_changelink() when handling rtnetlink changelink requests for a Geneve device whose underlay network namespace differs from the device network namespace. A local privileged user can send a specially crafted changelink request to modify Geneve tunnel settings in the underlay network namespace.

The issue arises when the Geneve device has been created in or moved to a different network namespace than the one associated with its underlay sockets.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
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
kernel-source-rt
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
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
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-default-extra
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-docs
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

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Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.72, 6.8.0-1036.39+1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
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-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1071.79, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1017.17
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-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1122.131, 5.15.0.1122.131, 6.8.0-1069.76
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-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
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
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 - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
kernel-default-debugsource - 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-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default - 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-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-52.1
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-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
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
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-52.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 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
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
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
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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-debugsource - 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-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - 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
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-docs - 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-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

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2abdacc927c92fa6a9cc8341e8c9b88dcb561553
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8efb8f8bbb353b8f2fdf4f37534c6d96c9f69e01
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f45e20f1b2cec13823f0f68060ab4b2261b2c1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de5518fc1fab583526a8f66b8e505c4864dc60a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c498585d2a08aa623748353c3e61467b7e9fd2

• Improper access control in Linux kernel net driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-fips and more
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx