CVE-2026-68148

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: 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:

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key()

The legacy 'fscrypt_direct_keys' table caches master keys that are used by v1 encryption policies that have FSCRYPT_POLICY_FLAG_DIRECT_KEY. It's just a global table for all filesystems (since the keys can be provided by the legacy process-subscribed keyrings mechanism, which makes it difficult to reuse super_block::s_master_keys).

The entries in it ('struct fscrypt_direct_key') do contain a super_block pointer, though, for passing to fscrypt_destroy_inline_crypt_key() when the last inode that references the key is evicted.

However, when finding the fscrypt_direct_key for an inode, we weren't actually comparing the super_block pointer. As a result, inodes with different super_blocks could point to the same fscrypt_direct_key. That could extend the lifetime of a fscrypt_direct_key beyond the super_block it points to, causing a use-after-free later.

Fix this by creating distinct fscrypt_direct_key structs for distinct super_block structs.

Note that this problem doesn't exist in the v2 policy equivalent ("per-mode keys"), since the data structures there are per super_block.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
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

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deff41898a5ae3a47db5fa1896a494aa95efda5d
generic

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fa40226e71c17847b9ff2816c6ca4133d0d994
generic

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95376fe9c145be35566991df99c53134943d992f
generic

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/466f187b501a5ac8e1ea2ccf3ccd5c46108d8830
generic

fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330249609b70778094a7a36f5b6bcfa6362121d4

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68148(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 33× in last 7d / 45× 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. 2026-08-21 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:05 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-21 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-19 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-19 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-18 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:21 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 05:40 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:11 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-17 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-17 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 12:35 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-16 12:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-16 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 12:09 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-15 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-14 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-14 11:43 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-13 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 22:45 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  12. 2026-08-13 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-13 22:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  14. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-13 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-13 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-10 13:24 UTCNVD update
  19. 2026-08-10 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-10 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68148?
CVE-2026-68148 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in findorinsertdirectkey() The legacy 'fscryptdirectkeys' table caches master keys that are used by v1 encryption policies that have FSCRYPTPOLICYFLAGDIRECTKEY. It's just a global table for all…
When was CVE-2026-68148 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68148 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-2026-68148 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68148 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 99.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68148?
CVE-2026-68148 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68148?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68148, 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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