tipc: fix infinite loop in __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix infinite loop in __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit cmd->dumpit callback can return a negative errno, causing an infinite loop due to the while(len) condition. As the loop never terminates, genl_mutex is never released, and other tasks waiting on it starve in D state. Check dumpit's return value, propagate it and jump to err_out on error.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00216 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 +5Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68313
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpjw-59q8-958p
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a1c1397275f27e33b6a2a565d81cfef0deb6656
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d09766cee3182aae292886e2fef0cbe8dba537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd8c88e1336ec0fbe02af1ddf2b52838d30fae4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c669d9f4cac832fe31193cdbc24c6a9d99398b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ab78af2140189b735b8d3b889b0284128cb2013
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e740e90ca8e7f70d9eac1aa31a8b3e0e4d32b2ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f3b8efa5f99081b14de1a7ffa68a81bf01bd48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f8aa35964e8f2ab026578f45befc9605fd1b28
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68313 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68313 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpjw-59q8-958p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68313 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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