CVE-2026-68147
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Debian LTS Linux kernel. They allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, breach of data confidentiality and denial of service.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Debian LTS Linux kernel allow privilege escalation, data confidentiality breach, and denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Debian LTS systems running affected kernel versions.
- Urgency
- Privilege escalation capability present; high priority for kernel updates.
- Action
- Apply Debian LTS security updates for the kernel addressing CVE-2026-68116, CVE-2026-68147, CVE-2026-68343, CVE-2026-68450, CVE-2026-68271, CVE-2026-64561, CVE-2026-72051, and CVE-2026-68416.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Debian LTS Linux kernel (August 21, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-21
- mediumCVE-2026-68147: fscrypt: Avoid dynamic allocation in fscrypt_get_devices()msrc · 2026-08-11
- highCVE-2026-68147: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscrypt: Avoid dynamic all…nvd · 2026-08-10
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