Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74710 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 <21b8536aee819792f1b4b38b9aacf2a073025d49 || >=341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 <642c6e73fce17fdca93a5793c4d22359fda866d7 || >=341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 <cfb9d2976b277e554e28c165e3eff4b4a8ea10bd || >=341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 <1bb30b181d9f0484e141f8411e15ed906d5c6780 | 21b8536aee819792f1b4b38b9aacf2a073025d49, 642c6e73fce17fdca93a5793c4d22359fda866d7, cfb9d2976b277e554e28c165e3eff4b4a8ea10bd, 1bb30b181d9f0484e141f8411e15ed906d5c6780 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 22, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata AF_XDP accepts a TX metadata length as small as eight bytes, but every supported request needs the flags plus at least one eight-byte request field. Such short metadata also lets the kernel read beyond the registered area. Require 16 bytes rather than sizeof(struct xsk_tx_metadata) to preserve compatibility with applications that do not use launch-time metadata.
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