CVE-2026-68143Patch

LOWCVSS 7.8 · 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: slip: serialize receive against buffer reallocation sl_realloc_bufs() replaces rbuff and updates buffsize while holding sl->lock. slip_receive_buf() reads those fields and writes through rbuff without holding the lock. An MTU change can therefore race with receive processing. An MTU shrink can expose the new smaller rbuff with the old larger bound, causing an out-of-bounds write. A receive callback which already loaded the old rbuff can instead continue writing after that buffer has been freed. Serialize receive processing with sl_realloc_bufs() by holding sl->lock while consuming each receive batch.

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
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

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

    🐧 Linux’s ancient SLIP driver just got a kernel-memory bug fix. Windows users can skip the panic—unless WSL 2 is running custom, SLIP-enabled Linux. Legacy code remains undefeated. https://windowsforum.com/security-alerts.84/cve-2026-68143-linux-slip-race-fixed-in-kernel-updates.442382/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #LinuxKernelSecurity #Wsl2Security #Cve202668143 #SlipNetworking https://t.co/8JIMBmlDz5

    Post summary

    The post announces that the SLIP driver issue in Linux has been fixed with a kernel update, advising Windows WSL 2 users to apply the fix, but gives no exploit or active usage details.

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