CVE-2026-74663
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: reject overly deep qdisc hierarchies Deep qdisc hierarchies can lead to excessive recursion in qdisc tree walkers and exhaust the kernel stack. The existing loop check does not cover the create-and-graft path, so a hierarchy can still be extended by creating a new child qdisc below an already deep parent. Store the hierarchy depth in struct Qdisc and update it when qdiscs are grafted. Reject new child qdiscs once the parent is already at the maximum allowed depth.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% 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: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08dc49df1527b09d9ea225a7265bbf6c237097bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2759acf08a3454866660edcd3ef4e64139f254a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca8cdb74939581339e1ae370193c0adb5a85336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f69bb9fdaa2fe64b68bb62fb84d405784bee540
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b14a4df29d36458a943f9b521ddd0f940363cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a627d36c2a94e18c8c105ae68008786dfd85592e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dedd34b0f2310e28c5f6d4875cfbf4b7ed821c01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d658c6427844cee5bc654b436ca68d680b6148