CVE-2026-68476 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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References

Link	Providers
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

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		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

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:51:32.170Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:51:32.170Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.396Z

Link: CVE-2026-68476

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:20:41.387

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:20:41.387

Link: CVE-2026-68476

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Weaknesses

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