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CVE-2026-74708— xsk: validate launch-time metadata size

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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在 Linux 内核中，已修复以下漏洞： xsk：验证启动时（launch-time）元数据的大小 启动时元数据超出了 结构体前 16 字节的范围。当已注册的元数据区域未包含完整的字段时，应拒绝该请求。 对通用传输路径中的验证标志进行快照，并在请求和完成处理中使用该快照，以避免因用户空间并发修改标志而导致的不一致决策。 请注意，目前只有 正确地使用了这些标志，而 会忽略它们。后续补丁将解决此问题。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.21% · P11

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0< af511afa1d2977f384044df78d6fbf9fba653f7a affected
ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0< bc63d47611c07b0d5d655fe1a590861931527920 affected
ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0< 439ce2dddf3d22129b9113a7881637256a35e936 affected
d9d736c416c9a85f84e15435ba82a177262e745b affected
6.14.2< 6.15 affected
6.15 affected
< 6.15 unaffected
6.18.45≤ 6.18.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-74708

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Vulnerability Title
xsk: validate launch-time metadata size
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: validate launch-time metadata size Launch-time metadata extends beyond the first 16 bytes of struct xsk_tx_metadata. Reject the request when the registered metadata area does not contain the complete field. Snapshot the validated flags for the generic transmit path and use that snapshot for request and completion processing, avoiding inconsistent decisions if user space changes the flags concurrently. Note that only xsk_skb_metadata is properly using the flags, __xsk_buff_get_metadata ignores them. Next commits address that.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 ~ af511afa1d2977f384044df78d6fbf9fba653f7a -
Linux Linux 6.15 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-74708 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-22 · 150 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74612 10.0 CRITICAL veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment
CVE-2026-74705 10.0 CRITICAL udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation
CVE-2026-74611 9.8 CRITICAL tls: rx: restore msg_iter before TLS 1.3 optimistic retry
CVE-2026-74628 9.8 CRITICAL net/x25: fix use-after-free of the socket by its timers
CVE-2026-74617 9.8 CRITICAL dibs: initialise dibs->lock in dibs_dev_alloc()
CVE-2026-74597 9.8 CRITICAL ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6ip6_err()
CVE-2026-74616 9.8 CRITICAL xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom
CVE-2026-74591 9.8 CRITICAL mm/filemap: __filemap_add_folio() restore index before retrying
CVE-2026-74688 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: clear control chunk transport if it is being removed
CVE-2026-74587 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: fix use-after-free of cached ASCONF chunk
CVE-2026-74608 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_try_adding_channels()
CVE-2026-74723 9.8 CRITICAL btrfs: lzo: reject inline extents without valid headers
CVE-2026-74730 9.8 CRITICAL NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call
CVE-2026-74727 9.8 CRITICAL ovpn: skip rehash for peers already removed from by_id
CVE-2026-74586 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: clear new_transport when removing a peer
CVE-2026-74662 9.8 CRITICAL inet: frags: publish queues before arming timer
CVE-2026-74669 9.8 CRITICAL ipvs: clear IPv4 options after rebasing tunnel ICMP errors
CVE-2026-74588 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on
CVE-2026-74712 9.3 CRITICAL vdpa/mlx5: Fix buffer length in create_direct_keys()
CVE-2026-74665 9.1 CRITICAL net: fix skb length accounting after generic XDP frag adjustment

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