Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74742 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in veth: fix queue index used to wake the peer txq in veth_poll. 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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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 | >=9fe31b3f314534e238aa6d0b6fb492134cbcf8be <b662a1fb4f3a5ea19bac24eea8315b1d05be51e7 || >=dc82a33297fc2c58cb0b2b008d728668d45c0f6a <73f8dd22b1e533a99ecc3f9b5de6c6daccaecace || >=dc82a33297fc2c58cb0b2b008d728668d45c0f6a <90bb11fb29d3c55a2c46dc7c386d096b286e7fcf || >=dc82a33297fc2c58cb0b2b008d728668d45c0f6a <60db47f02bfa2aa688938aa199117ec4f8e31d23 || >=6.12.61 <6.12.105 | b662a1fb4f3a5ea19bac24eea8315b1d05be51e7, 73f8dd22b1e533a99ecc3f9b5de6c6daccaecace, 90bb11fb29d3c55a2c46dc7c386d096b286e7fcf, 60db47f02bfa2aa688938aa199117ec4f8e31d23, 6.12.105 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: veth: fix queue index used to wake the peer txq in veth_poll veth_poll() derives the index of the peer TX queue to wake from rq->xdp_rxq.queue_index. That field is only initialized by xdp_rxq_info_reg() in veth_enable_xdp_range(), which runs only when an XDP program is attached. On the plain GRO/NAPI path (veth_napi_enable_range()) xdp_rxq_info_reg() is never called, so queue_index stays 0 for every queue, as priv->rq is zero-allocated. So in a multi-queue setup with GRO enabled and no XDP program attached, every NAPI instance looks at the peer's TX queue 0. If veth_xmit() stops peer TX queue 1 because the ptr_ring is full (NETDEV_TX_BUSY), nothing ever wakes it again: the poller draining queue 1 wakes queue 0 instead. veth implements no ndo_tx_timeout, so the netdev watchdog does not kick in either, and the queue stays stopped indefinitely. Derive the index from the position of the rq within priv->rq instead, which is correct regardless of whether XDP was ever enabled. Scripts to reproduce the stall are available at https://github.com/netoptimizer/veth-backpressure-performance-testing
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