CVE-2026-68200

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 — 3 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:

ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running

The userspace-driven timer (utimer) TRIGGER ioctl calls snd_timer_interrupt() directly with no serialization, so two threads triggering the same utimer can run snd_timer_interrupt() on one snd_timer concurrently.

snd_timer_process_callbacks() drops timer->lock around each instance callback and marks the in-flight callback with the single SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_CALLBACK bit; snd_timer_close_locked() waits on that bit to drain an in-flight callback before freeing the instance. The bit cannot represent two concurrent callbacks: when a second interrupt re-queues an instance whose callback is still running, both run at once, the first to finish clears the bit, and the close-path drain then frees the instance (and its callback_data) while the other callback is still live - a use-after-free reachable by any user able to open /dev/snd/timer, both via a user timer instance and via a sequencer queue timer bound to the utimer.

snd_timer_interrupt() sets IFLG_CALLBACK before dropping timer->lock, so a concurrent interrupt already observes it under the lock. Skip re-queuing an instance (and its slaves) to the ack/sack list while its callback is in flight; the accumulated pticks are delivered on the next tick, so no event is lost.

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
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

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

ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1078130a4cd7e738f4b73afe99b3e68cbfbf884
generic

ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996c24377eea4d4506b7c3ccbbf1e490440b5e0b
generic

ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70d28bfcd6224eed75986b3b987b997e59643fa4
generic

ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1395327a96614885552bae5fbb650e6dd182d49b

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68200(1)

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 30× in last 7d / 42× 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 23:02 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 23:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-18 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 16:45 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 05:38 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 05:09 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 18:08 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-16 07:01 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 08:49 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-15 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-14 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-14 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-14 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-13 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 22:45 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  9. 2026-08-13 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-13 22:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  11. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-13 16:59 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 16:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-10 13:24 UTCNVD update
  16. 2026-08-10 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-10 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68200?
CVE-2026-68200 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running The userspace-driven timer (utimer) TRIGGER ioctl calls sndtimerinterrupt() directly with no serialization, so two threads triggering the same utimer can run…
When was CVE-2026-68200 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68200 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-2026-68200 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68200 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 93.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68200?
CVE-2026-68200 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68200?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68200, 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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