Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68263)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68263). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/imagination: Fix double call to drm_sched_entity_fini()
Call sequence of double call:
pvr_context_destroy
pvr_context_kill_queues
pvr_queue_kill
drm_sched_entity_destroy
drm_sched_entity_fini // here
pvr_context_put
kref_put(..., pvr_context_release)
pvr_context_destroy_queues
pvr_queue_destroy
drm_sched_entity_fini // here
Call to drm_sched_entity_destroy() from pvr_context_kill_queues() calls
drm_sched_entity_flush() + drm_sched_entity_fini().
drm_sched_entity_flush() ensures all pending jobs are completed and
drm_sched_entity_fini() ensures no further submission is allowed as
per expectation from pvr_context_kill_queues(). Double call to
drm_sched_entity_fini() is misuse of the API so keep call only in
pvr_context_create() failure path.
Stack trace for issue with addition of refcounting for DRM entity
stats in commit fd177135f0e6 ("drm/sched: Account entity GPU time"):
[ 789.490527] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 789.490559] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
[ 789.490657] WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144, CPU#0: kworker/u16:1/440
[ 789.490695] Modules linked in: powervr drm_gpuvm drm_exec gpu_sched drm_shmem_helper xhci_plat_hcd xhci_hcd dwc3 usbcore usb_common snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils sa2ul sha512 sha256 dwc3_am62 sha1 authenc rti_wdt libsha512 at24 sch_fq_codel fuse dm_mod ipv6…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-68263 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-68263" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-68263 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-68263 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.103-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68263 linux Fixed in: 6.12.101-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68263 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com