CVE-2026-68476 Affecting kernel6.18-tools package, versions <1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023
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0.71% (52nd percentile)
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- published1 Sept 2026
- disclosed15 Aug 2026
Introduced: 15 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-68476 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.18-tools to version 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2071.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.18-tools package and not the kernel6.18-tools package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-68476
- 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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f2d1151421520d7ae16ca8d367d0ca09f5dfbd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/657118cad620172dfd8f6ed5717fd75c0d1f7a5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10f5080afbed242640f2984328de25f84557da1