CVE-2026-68116

HIGHPre-NVD 7.97.9
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.9
EG Score
7.9(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity79% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

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

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd9b465965422b9654f6026e8a2fa8984f74c3c
generic

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79370b573e92e8f190eb5f9a511fa5398340d8b2
generic

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bc8fc1d2ff802eec839e03adef5df597421898d
generic

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a3c27b357dfb34f327f89bfadeb998bef8051e
generic

vxlan: mdb: Fix source list corruption on a failed replace - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c54dff57606590fa4abec46bab6bea3133f1539

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68116(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 34× in last 7d / 40× 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.

  1. 2026-08-20 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-19 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 05:41 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 13:45 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 12:15 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 12:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 23:31 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-13 23:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 22:46 UTCEG score recompute 7.90
  7. 2026-08-13 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 22:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.9 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-13 15:51 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-13 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-10 13:24 UTCNVD update
  14. 2026-08-10 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-10 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68116?
CVE-2026-68116 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. 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 vxlanmdbremotesrcsadd() is then called to add the new source…
When was CVE-2026-68116 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68116 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68116 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68116 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 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68116?
CVE-2026-68116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68116?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68116, 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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