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CVE-2026-68125: Linux kernel · Integer Overflow

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

Patch
Available – fixed in fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b, f27ce82eb04960465df71634b196a48a4ecafd50, f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b
Fixed in
  • fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < f27ce82eb04960465df71634b196a48a4ecafd50
Fixed in
  • f27ce82eb04960465df71634b196a48a4ecafd50
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83
Fixed in
  • f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < ec7e62d77193131227df49d654d118fdf5a59892
Fixed in
  • ec7e62d77193131227df49d654d118fdf5a59892
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < e09e0301d616c1ef38a5e64e8e4326fd39df13cc
Fixed in
  • e09e0301d616c1ef38a5e64e8e4326fd39df13cc
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4c14a2fb5d143e4ed94143be2b8c1961b47df9af, < de80808f37d99c6dc67bb6f97eea00c8f57a8821
Fixed in
  • de80808f37d99c6dc67bb6f97eea00c8f57a8821

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag llsec_do_decrypt_auth() computes the associated-data length for the AEAD request as assoclen += datalen - authlen; where datalen is the number of bytes after the MAC header and authlen (4, 8 or 16) is the length of the authentication tag. Nothing verifies that the frame actually carries at least authlen payload bytes. A secured frame whose payload is shorter than the tag makes datalen - authlen negative; assoclen is then passed to aead_request_set_ad() as an unsigned value close to 4 GiB, so crypto_aead_decrypt() walks far off the end of the scatterlist that only spans the real frame. The frame is fully attacker-controlled and reaches this path from any IEEE 802.15.4 peer in radio range. Reject frames whose payload is shorter than the authentication tag before the subtraction. Dynamically reproduced on a KASAN kernel as a general-protection-fault in the AEAD scatterwalk, and the fix confirmed.

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