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CVE-2025-68296VulnerabilityPublished Updated

linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 00:57 UTC

Severity
Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in 6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1065.73 +6

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Oct 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
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1065.73
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1065.73
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkeoppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gkeop?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1051.55
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1051.55
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1066.67
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1066.67
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-lowlatencypkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-lowlatency?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-146.146.1
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-146.146.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-nvidiapkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-nvidia?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1064.67
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1064.67
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencypkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1064.67.1
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1064.67.1

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Description

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - MIPS architecture; - x86 architecture; - Intel NPU Driver; - Auxiliary display drivers; - Compressed RAM block device driver; - GPIO subsystem; - GPU drivers; - HID subsystem; - I2C subsystem; - IIO subsystem; - InfiniBand drivers; - Input Device core drivers; - Input Device (Mouse) drivers; - Multiple devices driver; - Media drivers; - Fastrpc Driver; - Ethernet bonding driver; - Network drivers; - Mellanox network drivers; - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - Texas Instruments network drivers; - NVMEM (Non Volatile Memory) drivers; - Parport drivers; - SCSI subsystem; - SLIMbus drivers; - NVIDIA Tegra SoC drivers; - SPI subsystem; - Trusted Execution Environment drivers; - Thunderbolt and USB4 drivers; - TTY drivers; - USB Device Class drivers; - DesignWare USB2 driver; - USB Gadget drivers; - USB Dual Role (OTG-ready) Controller drivers; - USB Serial drivers; - USB Type-C support driver; - USB Type-C Port Controller Manager driver; - USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver; - USB over IP driver; - Framebuffer layer; - Ext4 file system; - FUSE (File system in Userspace); - File systems infrastructure; - SMB network file system; - Mellanox drivers; - Network traffic control; - Bluetooth subsystem; - IPv4 networking; - Netfilter; - IPv6 networking; - Network sockets; - XFRM subsystem; - IPC subsystem; - Signal handling mechanism; - Memory management; - 6LoWPAN network protocol; - IEEE 802 network protocols; - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol; - Ethernet bridge; - Networking core; - Devlink API; - Ethtool driver; - Handshake API; - HSR network protocol; - IEEE802154.4 network protocol; - IUCV driver; - L2TP protocol; - MAC80211 subsystem; - Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP); - Multipath TCP; - NetLabel subsystem; - NFC subsystem; - Open vSwitch; - Qualcomm IPC Router (QRTR); - RDS protocol; - RxRPC session sockets; - SCTP protocol; - SMC sockets; - VMware vSockets driver; - Wireless networking; - ALSA framework; - Simple audio multiplexer codec driver; - Wolfson Microelectronics audio codecs; - KVM subsystem; (CVE-2025-68296, CVE-2025-68768, CVE-2026-23346, CVE-2026-31663, CVE-2026-43116, CVE-2026-43219, CVE-2026-43240, CVE-2026-43303, CVE-2026-43311, CVE-2026-43331, CVE-2026-45850, CVE-2026-45930, CVE-2026-46203, CVE-2026-46320, CVE-2026-46321, CVE-2026-46322, CVE-2026-52908, CVE-2026-52910, CVE-2026-52913, CVE-2026-52917, CVE-2026-52923, CVE-2026-52927, CVE-2026-52929, CVE-2026-52930, CVE-2026-52934, CVE-2026-52935, CVE-2026-52939, CVE-2026-52942, CVE-2026-52943, CVE-2026-52944, CVE-2026-52947, CVE-2026-52948, CVE-2026-53080, CVE-2026-53132, CVE-2026-53133, CVE-2026-53134, CVE-2026-53135, CVE-2026-53136, CVE-2026-53137, CVE-2026-53138, CVE-2026-53140, CVE-2026-53143, CVE-2026-53144, CVE-2026-53146, CVE-2026-53147, CVE-2026-53148, CVE-2026-53149, CVE-2026-53150, CVE-2026-53154, CVE-2026-53156, CVE-2026-53158, CVE-2026-53159, CVE-2026-53160, CVE-2026-53161, CVE-2026-53168, CVE-2026-53177, CVE-2026-53181, CVE-2026-53182, CVE-2026-53183, CVE-2026-53184, CVE-2026-53185, CVE-2026-53190, CVE-2026-53194, CVE-2026-53195, CVE-2026-53196, CVE-2026-53198, CVE-2026-53199, CVE-2026-53202, CVE-2026-53205, CVE-2026-53208, CVE-2026-53209, CVE-2026-53210, CVE-2026-53213, CVE-2026-53214, CVE-2026-53217, CVE-2026-53218, CVE-2026-53219, CVE-2026-53220, CVE-2026-53223, CVE-2026-53227, CVE-2026-53229, CVE-2026-53230, CVE-2026-53232, CVE-2026-53236, CVE-2026-53237, CVE-2026-53238, CVE-2026-53239, CVE-2026-53242, CVE-2026-53245, CVE-2026-53249, CVE-2026-53251, CVE-2026-53252, CVE-2026-53253, CVE-2026-53254, CVE-2026-53255, CVE-2026-53256, CVE-2026-53261, CVE-2026-53262, CVE-2026-53263, CVE-2026-53264, CVE-2026-53265, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-53267, CVE-2026-53268, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53270, CVE-2026-53273, CVE-2026-53274, CVE-2026-53275, CVE-2026-53329, CVE-2026-53331, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53337, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53343, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53347, CVE-2026-53349, CVE-2026-53350, CVE-2026-53352, CVE-2026-53353, CVE-2026-53356, CVE-2026-53358, CVE-2026-63867, CVE-2026-63868, CVE-2026-63869, CVE-2026-63870, CVE-2026-63871, CVE-2026-63875, CVE-2026-63876, CVE-2026-63877, CVE-2026-63881, CVE-2026-63882, CVE-2026-63883, CVE-2026-63884, CVE-2026-63889, CVE-2026-63890, CVE-2026-63891, CVE-2026-63892, CVE-2026-63893, CVE-2026-63895, CVE-2026-63896, CVE-2026-63897, CVE-2026-63898, CVE-2026-63899, CVE-2026-63900, CVE-2026-63901, CVE-2026-63902, CVE-2026-63903, CVE-2026-63904, CVE-2026-63905, CVE-2026-63906, CVE-2026-63908, CVE-2026-63909, CVE-2026-63913, CVE-2026-63914, CVE-202

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