CVE-2026-74569

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: widen NAT rewrite delta to s32 in sip_help_tcp() sip_help_tcp() stores the size change of each NAT-rewritten SIP message in s16 diff and accumulates it in s16 tdiff, but a single message can grow by more than S16_MAX while the packet stays under the 65535 enlarge_skb() limit: nf_nat_sip() rewrites every matching URI, and a long Contact list expands the message by tens of kilobytes. diff then wraps, and "datalen = datalen + diff - msglen" yields a huge unsigned datalen, so the next iteration's ct_sip_get_header() reads past the linearized skb tail. Widen diff, tdiff and the seq_adjust hook to s32. Both are bounded by the 65535 byte packet limit, and the seqadj core is already s32 (nf_ct_seqadj_set() takes s32), so no previously accepted input is rejected. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ct_sip_get_header (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:464) Read of size 1 at addr ffff888010800000 by task ksoftirqd/1/25 ct_sip_get_header (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:464) sip_help_tcp (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:1694) nf_confirm (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c:183) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619) ip6_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:246) ip6_forward (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:690) ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6212) process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6676) __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7735) net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7955) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622) run_ksoftirqd (kernel/softirq.c:1076) ...

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

1. 2026-08-15 05:44 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2026-08-15 13:18 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-10-16 20:17 UTC 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

2026-08-15 13:18 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-16 20:17 UTC

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

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