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Vulnerabilities & PatchesEmerging1 sourceAug 6, 2026 · 18:13via LWN.net

Six stable kernels with a security fix

Brief

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.

  • 7 , 6.
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  • 149 , 6.
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  • 214 , and 5.
  • 263 stable kernels. These kernels fix a single security vulnerability ( CVE-2026-68480 ) that could allow data leakage through speculative execution. Users of those kernels are advised to upgrade.
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