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CVE-2026-68460High confidence

f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()

Linux · Linux

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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeopAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-tegraAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-xilinxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
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1 current
CVE-2026-68460 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitykernel: f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()
274 known not affected

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  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's f2fs filesystem. When the filesystem space is nearly exhausted, a local attacker could trigger a deadlock within the f2fs_balance_fs() function. This can cause system tasks to become unresponsive, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Remediation
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-59082

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What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs() When the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock issues as below: INFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:A state:D stack:0 pid:1890 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x00000204 Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38 folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8 truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0 truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450 truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:0 pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348 pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70 f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8 f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160 move_data_page+0x50/0x478 do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528 f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0 f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388 do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8 __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200 INFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:8 state:D stack:0 pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328 __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 INFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:B state:D stack:0 pid:1902 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x0000020c Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G ---truncated---

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs() When the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock issues as below: INFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:A state:D stack:0 pid:1890 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x00000204 Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38 folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8 truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0 truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450 truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:0 pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348 pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70 f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8 f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160 move_data_page+0x50/0x478 do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528 f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0 f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388 do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8 __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200 INFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:8 state:D stack:0 pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328 __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 INFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:B state:D stack:0 pid:1902 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x0000020c Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G ---truncated---

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs() When the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock issues as below: INFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:A state:D stack:0 pid:1890 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x00000204 Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38 folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8 truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0 truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450 truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:0 pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348 pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70 f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8 f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160 move_data_page+0x50/0x478 do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528 f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0 f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388 do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8 __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200 INFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:8 state:D stack:0 pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328 __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 INFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:B state:D stack:0 pid:1902 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x0000020c Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 INFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G ---truncated---

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

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Exploit reality and attack path

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None recorded

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Likely attack path
the affected interface → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Unspecified
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BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-2852Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service herbeizuführen oder einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20260819Security Bulletin 19 Aug 2026

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 19 Aug 2026, published on 19 August 2026. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2026-68085 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68087 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68087 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68088 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68089 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68089 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68090 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68090 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68091 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68091 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68092 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68092 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68372 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68372 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68459 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68459 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68460 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68460 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68461 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68461 Référence CVE CVE-2026-74584 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74584 Référence CVE CVE-2026-80591 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80591 Gestion détaillée du document le 11 septembre 2026 Version initiale Alertes Avis Bulletins d’actualités Mentions légales Conditions générales À propos Contact cyber.gouv.fr service-public.fr legifrance.gouv.fr info.gouv.fr france.fr info.gouv.fr/risques Premier Ministre / Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale / Agence nationale de la sécurité d

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Linux: 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e, 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d, 3.8
Fixed
Linux: < 3.8, 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*, 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*, 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*, 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*, 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*, 7.1.5 ≤ 7.1.*, 7.2 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 15 Aug 2026 · Last source change 18 Aug 2026, 06:56 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceUnavailable
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-23
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-59082
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD received

Missing structured fields: CVSS base score, CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d · Fixed: 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.5 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
    After
    351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < 998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e; 351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854 < dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d · Fixed: < 3.8; 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.5 ≤ 7.1.*
    CNA
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d · Fixed: 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.5 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2-rc1 ≤ *
    After
    1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d · Fixed: 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.5 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
    CNA
  3. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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