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CVE-2026-68162

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 11:59:29Reported by LinuxType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 40 Views

Fix SCTP auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown by moving pernet registration into control socket init and unregistering on destroy.

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Affected
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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-100 (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2025-100)
29 Apr 202500:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-4745 : ata-modules-6.12.100+deb12-armmp-di - security update
18 Aug 202600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0952
12 Aug 202600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-68162
10 Aug 202600:00
–nessus
amazon
Amazon		Important: kernel
29 Apr 202500:00
–amazon
circl
Circl		CVE-2026-68162
29 Aug 202614:32
–circl
cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2026-68162 sctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown
10 Aug 202611:59
–cvelist
debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 4745-1] linux-6.12 security update
18 Aug 202610:51
–debian
debiancve
Debian CVE		CVE-2026-68162
10 Aug 202611:59
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD		EUVD-2026-55548
10 Aug 202611:59
–euvd
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CNA
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OR
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linuxlinux_kernelRange5.4.290–5.4.292
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.10.234–5.10.266
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.15.177–5.15.217
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.1.125–6.1.184
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.6.72–6.6.151
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.12.10–6.12.101
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.13–5.4.292
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.5.0–5.10.266
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.217
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.184
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.151
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.101
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.42
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.6
linuxlinux_kernelRange7.2.0≥
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      }
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      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.42",
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        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.1.6",
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        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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23 Aug 2026 13:16Current
5.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.3
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00171
sctpnet namespacesysctlauth enableunregisterinitializationteardown
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