CVE-2026-68476 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation __ip_vs_get_out_rt() calls skb_ensure_writable() which may reallocate skb->head.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.002.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

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Vendors	Products
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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb7edd2018bb1ad0a68157383d9b9dac33dd645
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f57827bf7c695b8c72dc4511cae8e86582369d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac6ac3d35bfc0ade9d17d354c84e503a946ebdab
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1e14710b360bda087ebf9fb82460eb5ef775de
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51687fc56c2e39ea6e9532925f1aabd4d529f61

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-787

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation __ip_vs_get_out_rt() calls skb_ensure_writable() which may reallocate skb->head.
Title		ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb7edd2018bb1ad0a68157383d9b9dac33dd645 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f57827bf7c695b8c72dc4511cae8e86582369d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac6ac3d35bfc0ade9d17d354c84e503a946ebdab https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1e14710b360bda087ebf9fb82460eb5ef775de https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51687fc56c2e39ea6e9532925f1aabd4d529f61

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:51:32.170Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:51:32.170Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.396Z

Link: CVE-2026-68476

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:20:41.387

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:20:41.387

Link: CVE-2026-68476

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-15T21:15:03Z

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