{"cve":"CVE-2026-68296","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-10T13:20:19.053","modified":"2026-08-17T05:18:32.323","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ/CSUM\n\nBefore commit 00d066a4d4ed (\"netdev_features: convert NETIF_F_LLTX to\ndev->lltx\"), NETIF_F_LLTX was set unconditionally in both\n__gre_tunnel_init() and ip6gre_tnl_init_features() alongside\nGRE_FEATURES:\n\n    dev->features |= GRE_FEATURES | NETIF_F_LLTX;\n\nWhen that commit converted NETIF_F_LLTX to the dev->lltx flag, it\nplaced 'dev->lltx = true' after the SEQ/CSUM early returns instead\nof before them. This causes GRE/GRETAP/ip6gre tunnels with SEQ or\nCSUM+encap to lose lockless TX, reintroducing _xmit_lock acquisition\naround their ndo_start_xmit. Since GRE xmit re-enters the stack via\nip_tunnel_xmit(), holding _xmit_lock risks ABBA deadlock with the\nunderlay device.\n\n  CPU0                        CPU1\n  ----                        ----\n  lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);\n                              lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);\n                              lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);\n  lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);\n\nFix by moving dev->lltx = true before the early returns in both\nfunctions, restoring the original unconditional behavior.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15a1c5f2ed2eeb3daad8d5766fd506aeda4710f3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bffe379023512d280337c70faeb6a8cc435db5e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/675ed582c1aa4d919dd535490de08c015005c653","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f948e9aede9678f4103457daf2bc9dd54c65a06"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:47:54.990491175+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-68296","score":0.00206,"percentile":0.10596,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}