01 Record

CVE-2026-68162

sctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

sctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 8.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-23.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published: 2026-08-10 11:59Z25 DAYS AGO
Last updated: 2026-08-23 12:46Z12 DAYS AGO
Reserved: 2026-07-30
Assigning CNA: Linux
Record state: PUBLISHED
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: No CWE assigned
Data version: 5.2
Document digest: e068f0e4b39eef9e9ea7693a8906bd6b09f8ea862f54bb9fb5c0e3a0ec2cadc9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinux10c869a52f266e40f548cc3c565d14930a5edafc to < 19573dcddb8819fd68d6cd1f916c1c99c3fa4ff4, dc583e7e5f8515ca489c0df28e4362a70eade382 to < ceb7190b5c873d4a1267a1600c5aa52c600e929f, bd2a2939423566c654545fa3e96a656662a0af9e to < fd66854a22661929245f3d2b244c432bc8b1a150, 1b67030d39f2b00f94ac1f0af11ba6657589e4d3 to < 158f3cc332dc53f43ec20060233d7c3cecd6d912, 7ec30c54f339c640aa7e49d7e9f7bbed6bd42bf6 to < 66700c0719675e0e118ae83b2d7168dacd69dd3d, c184bc621e3cef03ac9ba81a50dda2dae6a21d36 to < 626bda8cfe43dff19a9833ff6ba055a817b5455c, 15649fd5415eda664ef35780c2013adeb5d9c695 to < be6aae9d1b91c603adb35872d37d40e83daf8758, 15649fd5415eda664ef35780c2013adeb5d9c695 to < a50e73488e0bbdd262b3be3c9a1d8dd078382381, 15649fd5415eda664ef35780c2013adeb5d9c695 to < f8d5e7846025f4ab15a461235f8ebae9094a361a, 5.4.290 to < 5.4.292, 5.10.234 to < 5.10.266, 5.15.177 to < 5.15.217, 6.1.125 to < 6.1.184, 6.6.72 to < 6.6.151, 6.12.10 to < 6.12.101, 6.13—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19573dcddb8819fd68d6cd1f916c1c99c3fa4ff4
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb7190b5c873d4a1267a1600c5aa52c600e929f
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd66854a22661929245f3d2b244c432bc8b1a150
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158f3cc332dc53f43ec20060233d7c3cecd6d912
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66700c0719675e0e118ae83b2d7168dacd69dd3d
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/626bda8cfe43dff19a9833ff6ba055a817b5455c
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6aae9d1b91c603adb35872d37d40e83daf8758
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a50e73488e0bbdd262b3be3c9a1d8dd078382381
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d5e7846025f4ab15a461235f8ebae9094a361a

01 Record index

CVE-2026-68162

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2026-68162

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References