CVE-2026-68421

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Don't warn on core-sched forced idle...

CVE-2026-68421 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68421, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
9th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Don't warn on core-sched forced idle in put_prev_task_scx() put_prev_task_scx() warns when a runnable task drops to a lower sched_class without SCX_OPS_ENQ_LAST, on the assumption that balance_one() would have kept it running. Core scheduling breaks that: a forced-idle SMT sibling reschedules through the core_pick fast path in pick_next_task(), which skips pick_task_scx() and thus balance_one(), so a runnable task can drop to idle with ENQ_LAST unset. Gate the warning on sched_cpu_cookie_match(): a cookie mismatch means core scheduling forced the idle, while a match (or core scheduling off) still catches a genuine missing-ENQ_LAST drop.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.44-99.149 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68421 Aug 11, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68421 Aug 11, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2106 Aug 31, 2026

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