CVE-2026-68297: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-68297 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. this occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. when this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2026-68297 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2026-68297
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-68297, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound, where the product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. this occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. when this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2026-08-19T18:32:13Z",
"published" : "2026-08-10T15:33:45Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-68297" ],
"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: fix u16 MTU truncation in media and bearer MTU validation\n\nBoth TIPC_NL_MEDIA_SET and TIPC_NL_BEARER_SET accept user-supplied\nMTU values but only enforce a minimum bound, not a maximum. When a user\nsets the MTU to a value exceeding U16_MAX (65535), it passes validation\nbut is silently truncated when assigned to u16 fields l->mtu and\nl->advertised_mtu in tipc_link_create(). Values like 65536 (0x10000)\ntruncate to 0, causing a division by zero in tipc_link_set_queue_limits()\nwhich computes TIPC_MAX_PUBL / (l->mtu / ITEM_SIZE). Other overflowing\nvalues (e.g. 65537-131071) produce small incorrect MTU values, resulting\nin link malfunction behaviors.\n\nCrash stack (triggered as unprivileged user via user namespace):\n\n tipc_link_set_queue_limits net/tipc/link.c:2531\n tipc_link_create net/tipc/link.c:520\n tipc_node_check_dest net/tipc/node.c:1279\n tipc_disc_rcv net/tipc/discover.c:252\n tipc_rcv net/tipc/node.c:2129\n tipc_udp_recv net/tipc/udp_media.c:392\n\nTwo independent paths lack the upper bound check:\n1. tipc_udp_mtu_bad() -- called from __tipc_nl_media_set() (MEDIA_SET)\n2. inline check in __tipc_nl_bearer_set() at bearer.c:1160 (BEARER_SET)\n\nFix both by rejecting MTU values above U16_MAX.",
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