CVE-2026-68125

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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:

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag

llsec_do_decrypt_auth() computes the associated-data length for the AEAD request as

assoclen += datalen - authlen;

where datalen is the number of bytes after the MAC header and authlen (4, 8 or 16) is the length of the authentication tag. Nothing verifies that the frame actually carries at least authlen payload bytes. A secured frame whose payload is shorter than the tag makes datalen - authlen negative; assoclen is then passed to aead_request_set_ad() as an unsigned value close to 4 GiB, so crypto_aead_decrypt() walks far off the end of the scatterlist that only spans the real frame.

The frame is fully attacker-controlled and reaches this path from any IEEE 802.15.4 peer in radio range. Reject frames whose payload is shorter than the authentication tag before the subtraction.

Dynamically reproduced on a KASAN kernel as a general-protection-fault in the AEAD scatterwalk, and the fix confirmed.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

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

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd3a3f28ed60c6af4b2a39933b151d6b27842c3b
generic

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f20dedce0429b293d4bad604e0d3f65d8ac96c83
generic

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09e0301d616c1ef38a5e64e8e4326fd39df13cc
generic

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de80808f37d99c6dc67bb6f97eea00c8f57a8821
generic

mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bbf0cd9b6a7076af86c75e87e180099be2e11ae

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68125(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 31× in last 7d / 43× 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 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 05:41 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 05:11 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-17 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 03:55 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-16 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-15 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-14 12:37 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 23:31 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-13 23:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 22:46 UTCEG score recompute 8.80
  10. 2026-08-13 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 22:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  12. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-13 13:00 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-13 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-10 13:24 UTCNVD update
  17. 2026-08-10 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-10 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68125?
CVE-2026-68125 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: llsec: reject frames shorter than the authentication tag llsecdodecrypt_auth() computes the associated-data length for the AEAD request as assoclen += datalen - authlen; where datalen is the number of bytes after the MAC…
When was CVE-2026-68125 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68125 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68125 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68125 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 75.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68125?
CVE-2026-68125 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68125?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68125, 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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