CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68480

Low risk· EPSS 14%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the Safe-RET mechanism allows an attacker to inject interrupts during Safe-RET execution on machines affected by SRSO, potentially neutralizing the safe return sequence and leading to data leakage through speculative execution. The fix emulates register state as if the Safe-RET sequence executed successfully and avoids executing a RET instruction after returning from the interrupt.

Risk Assessment

Risk of data leakage through speculative execution on systems with SRSO-affected processors. A network attacker could exploit this to gain sensitive information.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that fixes this issue and update your system to a kernel version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection An attacker injecting interrupts while the Safe-RET mitigation executes on machines affected by SRSO can neutralize the safe return sequence, potentially leading to data leakage through speculative execution. Fixup register state as if the Safe-RET sequence executed successfully by "emulating" it, in a manner of speaking, and avoid executing a RET instruction after returning from the interrupt.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS