What is CVE-2026-68443?

CVE-2026-68443 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 and others. CVE-2026-68443 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68443?

CVE-2026-68443 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68443?

Yes, CVE-2026-68443 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-68443 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-68443 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-68443

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (gigabyte_waterforce) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop Calling hid_hw_stop() does not stop the device IO. This results in a race condition between hid_input_report() and the point immediately following the execution of hid_device_io_start() within the driver probe function. If the probe operation fails after "io start" has been initiated, this race condition will result in a UAF vulnerability. Fix the problem by calling hid_device_io_stop() before calling hid_hw_stop().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-12

Last modified 2026-08-12

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2-rc5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.6 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc5

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68443?

CVE-2026-68443 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 and others. CVE-2026-68443 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68443?

Yes. CVE-2026-68443 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-68443 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-68443 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.