{"cve":"CVE-2026-68473","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:20:29.240","modified":"2026-08-17T06:17:56.737","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/uaccess: correct check for CONFIG_PPC_E500 in mask_user_address()\n\nmask_user_address() incorrectly checks for CONFIG_E500 instead of\nCONFIG_PPC_E500, causing mask_user_address_isel() to not be used on\nE500 hardware. Fix the check to use the correct name.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c234774a82f27b594f70c15fc45ce3648e4295","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d610d3ab18197d87618da11ec5fe8b3cebf32208"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-68473","score":0.00165,"percentile":0.0571,"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."]}