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.
CVE-2026-68480
NONE
EPSS 0.20%
Updated Aug 07, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/608c8f5dccaaf8b8d2b28c0fbdd439d144be62b0
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61649a2d61cb0dbc673f0f232f0f0c298bf50442
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b08cdd603fe79d2e9d5212fbb13d577c835f4f
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0b8105e919be5208c81d5516a194a28c58fe1e
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de1a49e8f1fbf7c372902573a27a97d4ab4d0af
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe7f9993467ba431b2731437949ac1e2634e771
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-68480
Published Date
Aug 07, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.20%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
10.1th percentile (higher than 10.1% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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