CVE-2026-68116

HighCVSS 7.9/10Last modified Oct 16, 2026

Description

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

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace

When replacing the source list of an MDB remote entry, all existing sources are first marked for deletion and vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_add() is then called to add the new source list. Sources present in the new list have their deletion mark cleared, and any sources left marked afterwards are removed.

If vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_add() fails partway through, its error path deletes all entries on the remote's source list. That rollback is only correct for its other caller, vxlan_mdb_remote_add(), where the remote was just allocated and the list contains solely entries added during the call. On the replace path the list also holds pre-existing sources, so a failed replace tears them down together with their (S, G) forwarding entries instead of leaving the entry unchanged.

This is reachable from an existing (*, G) remote. An EXCLUDE filter that loses sources starts forwarding traffic that should be blocked, while an INCLUDE filter that loses sources drops traffic that should be forwarded.

Mark entries created during the current pass with a new VXLAN_SGRP_F_NEW flag. On failure, delete only those entries and clear the deletion mark on the pre-existing ones, so a failed replace leaves the source list untouched. Retain the flag until the whole operation succeeds and then clear it. Also stop vxlan_mdb_remote_src_add() from deleting a pre-existing entry it only looked up when adding that entry's forwarding entry fails.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 10, 2026
Last modified
Oct 16, 2026
NVD status
Received

Related CVEs from 2026

CVE-2026-681179.8In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: clear sock->sk on the failed-insert path in tipc_sk_create() WheCVE-2026-681188.2In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: challenge ACK for non-exact RST in SYN-RECEIVED The SYN-RECEIVED CVE-2026-681197.5In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: initialize standalone TCP-AO response padding tcp_v4_send_ack() aCVE-2026-68124.4The Ona theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.26 via the ona_activate_chiCVE-2026-681207.5In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtase: Workaround for TX hang caused by hardware packet parsing The haCVE-2026-681217.8In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pppoe: reload header pointer after dev_hard_header() pppoe_sendmsg() sCVE-2026-68122In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovpn: fix peer refcount leak in TCP error paths When either the TCP RXCVE-2026-681239.8In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow OVS_ACTION_ATTR_TRCVE-2026-681249.6In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: serial: handle zero-length frames to prevent rx buffer overflow CVE-2026-681258.8In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag llCVE-2026-68126In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: hold an interface reference across the scan worker mac80215CVE-2026-681279.8In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ila: reload IPv6 header after pskb_may_pull in checksum adjust ila_csu
CVE-2026-68116: High severity, CVSS 7.9 | Vulnix