What is CVE-2026-68454?

CVE-2026-68454 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. CVE-2026-68454 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68454?

CVE-2026-68454 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68454?

Yes, CVE-2026-68454 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-68454 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-68454 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-68454

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: pci: Fix handling of AIF enable without AISB When a guest seeks to register IRQs without a summary bit specified, ensure that the associated GAITE then stores 0 for the guest AISB location instead of virt_to_phys(page_address(NULL)).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-13

Last modified 2026-08-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2-rc4 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc4

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-68454

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-08-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68454?

CVE-2026-68454 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. CVE-2026-68454 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68454?

CVE-2026-68454 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68454?

Yes. CVE-2026-68454 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-68454 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-68454 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.