CVE-2026-74707

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: validate metadata when processing requests The zero-copy path validates TX metadata while obtaining the descriptor context, then reads it again later when preparing the hardware request. User space can change the metadata between those operations and bypass the original validation. Validate the metadata in xsk_tx_metadata_request() and use the resulting flags snapshot for every feature check. Read request fields once so all zero-copy drivers process only values observed after successful validation.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedAug 22, 2026
First seenAug 22, 2026

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  • Linux Linux5fd121971912dee2f5af1efec64462ac722deb17, 0cc7aa6e0d19027fdd42e6fbd156267ac1e3bbba, 849b1664dbda1cf6c63e0fd4f9dec23782b8c851, 6.15 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 ≤ v < 5fd121971912dee2f5af1efec64462ac722deb17, ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 ≤ v < 0cc7aa6e0d19027fdd42e6fbd156267ac1e3bbba, ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 ≤ v < 849b1664dbda1cf6c63e0fd4f9dec23782b8c851, d9d736c416c9a85f84e15435ba82a177262e745b, 6.14.2 ≤ v < 6.15, 6.155fd121971912dee2f5af1efec64462ac722deb17, 0cc7aa6e0d19027fdd42e6fbd156267ac1e3bbba, 849b1664dbda1cf6c63e0fd4f9dec23782b8c851, 6.15

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