Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68361)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-68361). 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:
hwmon: (corsair-psu) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop
hid_hw_stop() does not stop the device IO.
This results in a race condition between hid_input_report() and the point
immediately following the execution of hid_device_io_start() within
corsairpsu_probe(). If the probe operation fails after "io start" has
been initiated, this race condition will result in a uaf vulnerability
[1].
CPU0 CPU1
==== ====
corsairpsu_probe()
hid_device_io_start()
... unlock driver_input_lock
hid_hw_stop()
kfree(hidraw) __hid_input_report()
... acquire driver_input_lock
hid_report_raw_event()
hidraw_report_event()
... access hidraw's list_lock // trigger uaf
Consequently, when corsairpsu_probe() fails and hid_hw_stop() needs to
be executed, the io_started flag is first cleared while holding the
driver_input_lock to prevent potential race conditions involving input
reports.
[1]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rt_spin_lock+0x83/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:56
Call Trace:
hidraw_report_event+0x5d/0x3a0 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:577
hid_report_raw_event+0x311/0x1730 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2076
__hid_input_report drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2152 [inline]
hid_input_report+0x44e/0x580 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2174
hid_irq_in+0x47e/0x6d0 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:286
__usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x3b3/0x5e0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1657
dummy_timer+0x8a9/0x47d0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dumm…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-68361 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-2026-68361" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-68361 (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-2026-68361 linux Fixed in: 6.1.187-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68361 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 git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org