CVE-2026-68441: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-68441 is a low (CVSS 1.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 13Timeline
- 12-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Handle TC_ACT_REDIRECT from qdisc filter chains When a TC filter attached to a qdisc filter chain returns TC_ACT_REDIRECT (ex: via an eBPF program calling bpf_redirect() or an act_bpf action), the redirect was silently lost i.e no qdisc classify function handled TC_ACT_REDIRECT, so the packet fell through the switch and was enqueued normally instead of being redirected. This has been broken since bpf_redirect() was introduced for TC in commit 27b29f63058d ("bpf: add bpf_redirect() helper"). We got lucky for a long time because bpf_net_context was a per-CPU variable that was always available. commit 401cb7dae813 ("net: Reference bpf_redirect_info via task_struct on PREEMPT_RT.") turned bpf_net_context into a task_struct member that is only set up by explicit callers. Without a caller setting it up, bpf_redirect() itself crashes with a NULL pointer dereference in bpf_net_ctx_get_ri(). However, even with bpf_net_context available, TC_ACT_REDIRECT from qdisc filter chains cannot be honored without adding skb_do_redirect() calls to every qdisc classify function, which would require changes across net/sched/. Isolate it to ebpf core where it belongs. Instead, add a tcf_classify_qdisc() inline helper in pkt_cls.h, as a wrapper around tcf_classify() for use by qdisc classify functions and tcf_qevent_handle(). When the classify verdict is TC_ACT_REDIRECT, the wrapper converts it to TC_ACT_SHOT, dropping the packet rather than letting it continue silently. Dropping is preferred over letting the packet through because the user immediately sees packet loss. Silently passing the packet through would hide the problem and leave the user wondering why their redirect is not working. The clsact fast path, tc_run() continues to call tcf_classify() directly and is unaffected: TC_ACT_REDIRECT is returned as-is and handled by sch_handle_egress/ingress() calling skb_do_redirect() as before.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
5%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.15% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu169 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-38.38
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-1014.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.1.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ 27b29f63058d26c6c1742f1993338280d5a41dc6, < 98ca831065c4d20baf97dc9e232777dc47a2b923 | ≥ 27b29f63058d26c6c1742f1993338280d5a41dc6, < 636658e50b5c6a2c93413a9fa6d9da768dbfdaf2 | ≥ 27b29f63058d26c6c1742f1993338280d5a41dc6, < 9cbad9c8125f5fe377c0800ab08f7196eab44456 | ≥ 27b29f63058d26c6c1742f1993338280d5a41dc6, < c8fd74445e86f88096d2f6cf0f9e4d54d8ed1781 | ≥ 27b29f63058d26c6c1742f1993338280d5a41dc6, < ec48b3be2c8595dd290be883dbd4fb8b2f9f5d5e | 4.4
3 vendors · 171 products
