CVE-2026-68480

🗓️ 06 Aug 2026 17:36:43Reported by LinuxType

cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 1 Media mentions👁 251 Views

Fix Safe-RET to resist interrupt injection by emulating success and avoiding RET after interrupt.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 45
ATTACKERKB	CVE-2026-68480	6 Aug 202617:36	–	attackerkb
Circl	CVE-2026-68480	6 Aug 202619:49	–	circl
Cvelist	CVE-2026-68480 x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection	6 Aug 202617:36	–	cvelist
Debian	[SECURITY] [DSA 6466-1] linux security update	25 Aug 202620:09	–	debian
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-68480	6 Aug 202617:36	–	debiancve
Tenable Nessus	Debian dsa-6466 : ata-modules-6.12.101+deb13-armmp-di - security update	25 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Fedora 43 : kernel (2026-b79a5390a7)	8 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Fedora 44 : kernel (2026-c3d9971785)	8 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Oracle Linux 10 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2026-500135)	6 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2026-500136)	6 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange5.10.189–5.10.264

linux linux_kernelRange5.15.125–5.15.215

linux linux_kernelRange6.1.44–6.1.182

linux linux_kernelRange6.4.9–6.5

linux linux_kernelRange6.5–5.10.264

linux linux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.215

linux linux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.182

linux linux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.150

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.102

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.43

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.7

linux linux_kernelRange7.2.0≥

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Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/e262f28a69ae9e0791248f93b0173c1d1f3e1d5d
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7f81cf6f5ca3311e526308f55d7c54d3ba71f9
people	www.people.csail.mit.edu/mengjia/data/2026.USENIX.TONTOU.pdf
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfefa3c51370f84acb643cddf98bb42c885d0483
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0208e08d64d99383e09852a76cc3038c5a4c3ab
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/61649a2d61cb0dbc673f0f232f0f0c298bf50442
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/6703dba1d14cbd6647cd1ccfa3a3fa94b64dd096
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/52db77a13be224e09eb4ba6b4252ae8ab9085c2c
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe7f9993467ba431b2731437949ac1e2634e771

18 Aug 2026 07:16Current

5.4Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.4

EPSS0.00234