CVE-2026-68141Patch

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/af_iucv: fix NULL deref in afiucv_hs_callback_syn() afiucv_hs_callback_syn() allocates the child socket with GFP_ATOMIC. If the allocation fails, nsk is NULL. The connection-refused path is entered when the listen state check fails, the accept backlog is full, or nsk is NULL. The code unconditionally calls iucv_sock_kill(nsk) in that path. iucv_sock_kill() does not accept a NULL socket pointer and immediately dereferences sk via sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED). When nsk is NULL, calling iucv_sock_kill(nsk) results in a NULL pointer dereference. Only call iucv_sock_kill() when a child socket was successfully allocated.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-11: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-11: 108-11
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • Windows Forum@windowsforum
    Patch

    🛠️ CVE-2026-68141 sounds like a Linux networking crisis, but it only hits IBM Z systems using AF_IUCV over HiperSockets. x86, Arm, Windows and typical WSL installs can exhale. https://windowsforum.com/security-alerts.84/cve-2026-68141-ibm-z-hipersockets-kernel-crash-fix.442378/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #LinuxKernel #IbmZ #Hipersockets #Cve202668141 https://t.co/Fd2v3lt3gG

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑68141 is limited to IBM Z systems using AF_IUCV over HiperSockets and can be mitigated by a publicly available kernel crash fix; no PoC, exploit, or active exploitation is reported.

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