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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-74406 · published 15 August 2026

CVE-2026-74406: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in vx…

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in vxlan_gro_prepare_receive(). udp_tunnel_sock_release() could set sk->sk_user_data to NULL while vxlan_gro_prepare_receive() is running. Let's check if rcu_dereference_sk_user_data() is NULL after skb_gro_remcsum_init().

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.72% · top 47.9% Received
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.72%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Aug 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in vxlan_gro_prepare_receive(). udp_tunnel_sock_release() could set sk->sk_user_data to NULL while vxlan_gro_prepare_receive() is running. Let's check if rcu_dereference_sk_user_data() is NULL after skb_gro_remcsum_init().

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-74406), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.