CVE-2026-68286

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68286
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68286.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-68286
Downstream
Published
2026-08-10T12:02:19Z
Modified
2026-08-18T03:30:59Z
Summary
drop_monitor: perform u64_stats updates under IRQ-disabled section
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drop_monitor: perform u64_stats updates under IRQ-disabled section

In net_dm_packet_trace_kfree_skb_hit() and net_dm_hw_trap_packet_probe(), u64_stats_update_begin() / u64_stats_inc() / u64_stats_update_end() were called after spin_unlock_irqrestore(&...drop_queue.lock, flags), when local IRQs had already been re-enabled.

Tracepoint probes can execute in IRQ or softirq context. On 32-bit architectures, u64_stats_update_begin() disables preemption but not interrupts, relying on seqcount writes. If a nested interrupt occurs on the same CPU during the 64-bit stats update, the reentrant seqcount update can corrupt the seqcount state or stats value.

Fix this by performing the 64-bit per-CPU stats update before releasing drop_queue.lock via spin_unlock_irqrestore(), ensuring local interrupts remain disabled during the u64_stats update.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68286.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
e9feb58020f952f7d9de785ede9a7d54ab1eda5c
Fixed
d5e2cd2bc8ae36617346b3a54ee9da61d866bf92
Fixed
fd098a23bf8fda7eae48db9b06e7c34fc4d228fa

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68286.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.4.0
Fixed
7.1.6

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68286.json"