CVE-2026-68294

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace

QRTR keeps its entire port and node state in module-global variables that are not partitioned per network namespace: qrtr_local_nid is a single global node id (always 1) and qrtr_ports is a single global xarray. qrtr_port_lookup() and qrtr_local_enqueue() operate on that global state with no network-namespace check, and qrtr_create() places no restriction on the namespace a socket is created in.

As a result an unprivileged process that creates an AF_QIPCRTR socket in a separate network namespace, e.g. via unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET), can send QRTR datagrams - including control-plane messages such as QRTR_TYPE_NEW_SERVER - to QRTR sockets owned by another namespace, and vice versa. The receiving socket sees such a message as coming from node id 1, indistinguishable from a legitimate local client, breaking the isolation that network namespaces are expected to provide.

QRTR is a transport to global hardware endpoints (the modem and other remote processors) and has no per-namespace semantics; its in-kernel name service already creates its socket in init_net only. Confine the socket family to the initial network namespace, as other non-namespace-aware socket families do (see llc_ui_create() and the ieee802154 socket code).

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f488116df769bdaf89c93371350e49e12133e70f
generic

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8150c48fb978e01689f94ed80148f8a7499ae571
generic

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/659b9b4f194bb56b9903cc95e786ef1d438baa7d
generic

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b95e1f0d6e6342c427cb341ee18a894b146b789
generic

net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b536db8fb32da9e9c62f2bb45e2e319331f0426

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_22026-09-17redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.163.1.rt7.504.el8_102026-09-15redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_82026-09-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (56 versions)6.1.187-1
linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u16.12.101-1~deb12u1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (32 versions)6.12.101-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.1~rc7-1~exp1 (160 versions)7.1.6-1

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 35× in last 7d / 153× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 00:33 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-19 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 13:18 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-18 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-18 02:08 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-18 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 00:47 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-17 00:47 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-17 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-16 02:35 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-16 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-15 13:54 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-15 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-15 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-15 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-14 10:36 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-14 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-13 23:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-13 23:22 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-13 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-13 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 01:02 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-13 01:02 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-13 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-12 13:51 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-09-12 02:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  15. 2026-09-11 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-09-11 04:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-10 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-10 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-10 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-09 18:30 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-09 18:30 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-09 18:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-09 05:53 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-09 05:53 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-09 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-08 04:35 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-08 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-07 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-07 17:22 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-07 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-06 23:12 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-06 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-06 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-06 11:46 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-09-06 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-06 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-06 00:37 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-09-06 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-05 13:27 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-05 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-05 02:02 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-05 02:02 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-05 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-04 08:26 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-04 08:26 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-04 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-09-03 17:04 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-03 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-03 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-03 02:55 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-03 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-09-02 02:54 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-09-02 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-01 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-01 15:28 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-01 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-08-31 22:14 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-31 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-08-30 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-30 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-30 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-30 08:24 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-30 08:24 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68294?
CVE-2026-68294 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace QRTR keeps its entire port and node state in module-global variables that are not partitioned per network namespace: qrtrlocalnid is a single global node id…
When was CVE-2026-68294 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68294 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68294 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68294 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68294?
CVE-2026-68294 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68294?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68294, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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