In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection
An attacker injecting interrupts while the Safe-RET mitigation executes
on machines affected by SRSO can neutralize the safe return sequence,
potentially leading to data leakage through speculative execution.
Fixup register state as if the Safe-RET sequence executed successfully
by "emulating" it, in a manner of speaking, and avoid executing a RET
instruction after returning from the interrupt.
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-201 | |
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection An attacker injecting interrupts while the Safe-RET mitigation executes on machines affected by SRSO can neutralize the safe return sequence, potentially leading to data leakage through speculative execution. Fixup register state as if the Safe-RET sequence executed successfully by "emulating" it, in a manner of speaking, and avoid executing a RET instruction after returning from the interrupt. | |
| Title | x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-06T17:36:43.654Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.397Z
Link: CVE-2026-68480
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Updated: 2026-08-07T01:45:05Z