CVE-2026-68286

high

Description

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd098a23bf8fda7eae48db9b06e7c34fc4d228fa

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5e2cd2bc8ae36617346b3a54ee9da61d866bf92

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-10

Updated: 2026-08-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High