CVE-2026-74436
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: serialize kernel accept preallocation with socket teardown rxrpc_kernel_charge_accept() reads rx->backlog without any socket/backlog synchronization and passes that raw pointer into rxrpc_service_prealloc_one(). A concurrent rxrpc_discard_prealloc() sets rx->backlog = NULL and frees the backlog rings, so a kernel preallocation worker can keep using a freed struct rxrpc_backlog while updating *_backlog_head/tail and array slots. Serialize the state check and backlog lookup with the socket lock, and reject kernel preallocation once teardown has disabled listening or discarded the service backlog.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0337cdba0c477f176c0459bed012109453184573
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b429b84c87cb5a0152f14e7d6cb649ed363901
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1741378a7a83dfd8e53a9196730df709b903cd33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a967ff8b24db09ee429c39c5b5e6571639997d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d983968f239574290cf804a58cde18ad1c559
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6207326b4ca0ae1041281b6af9df53f8080669a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc175389b18c29a5303ee83169ec653adfae3e17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfa0b2bbc5e50119f89c6b5407faa5ed86dfa7c5