Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68304)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68304). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: brcmfmac: fix 802.1X-SHA256 call trace warning
Based on wpa_auth as 1x_256 mode, need to set up
"use_fwsup" with BRCMF_PROFILE_FWSUP_1X.
Or it will happen trace warning when call brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmk().
[ 4481.831101] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 4481.831102] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2997 at
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:7242 brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmk+0x77/0xd0 [brcmfmac]
[...]
[ 4481.831202] Call Trace:
[ 4481.831204]
[ 4481.831205] nl80211_set_pmk+0x183/0x250 [cfg80211]
[ 4481.831233] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xea/0x150
[ 4481.831237] genl_rcv_msg+0x104/0x240
[ 4481.831239] ? cfg80211_probe_status+0x2c0/0x2c0 [cfg80211]
[ 4481.831257] ? genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x150/0x150
[ 4481.831259] netlink_rcv_skb+0x4e/0x100
[ 4481.831261] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40
[ 4481.831262] netlink_unicast+0x236/0x380
[ 4481.831264] netlink_sendmsg+0x250/0x4b0
[ 4481.831266] sock_sendmsg+0x5c/0x70
[ 4481.831269] ____sys_sendmsg+0x236/0x2b0
[ 4481.831271] ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x6d/0xa0
[ 4481.831272] ___sys_sendmsg+0x86/0xd0
[ 4481.831274] ? avc_has_perm+0x8c/0x1a0
[ 4481.831276] ? preempt_count_add+0x6a/0xa0
[ 4481.831279] ? sock_has_perm+0x82/0xa0
[ 4481.831280] __sys_sendmsg+0x57/0xa0
[ 4481.831282] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
[ 4481.831284] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[ 4481.831286] RIP: 0033:0x7fd270d369b4
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-68304 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-68304" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-68304 (Linux kernel)
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: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
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
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68304 linux Fixed in: 6.1.187-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68304 linux-azure
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 git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org