Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-74465)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-74465). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: openvswitch: fix potential UAF on meter attach failure
While attaching a newly created meter attach_meter() function makes
the new meter visible to other CPUs but can still fail afterwards.
On failure, it detaches the meter back and returns an error.
However, this is an unexpected behavior for the ovs_meter_cmd_set()
that uses a plain kfree(meter) on attach failure without waiting for
RCU readers to stop using it, assuming it was never visible.
This is never a problem for ovs-vswitchd as it always creates meters
before creating any flows that use them. But the UAF can be triggered
with a custom application using uAPI:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovs_meter_execute (net/openvswitch/meter.c:653)
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810d152650 by task meter/2508
Call Trace:
ovs_meter_execute (net/openvswitch/meter.c:653)
do_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:1407)
ovs_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:1584)
ovs_packet_cmd_execute (net/openvswitch/datapath.c:703)
...
netlink_sendmsg (af_netlink.c:1900)
Allocated by task 2519:
__kasan_kmalloc (mm/kasan/common.c:398 mm/kasan/common.c:415)
ovs_meter_cmd_set (net/openvswitch/meter.c:422)
...
netlink_sendmsg (af_netlink.c:1900)
Freed by task 2519:
kfree (mm/slub.c:2705 mm/slub.c:6405 mm/slub.c:6720)
ovs_meter_cmd_set (net/openvswitch/meter.c:479)
...
netlink_sendmsg (af_netlink.c:1900)
Fix that by making s…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-74465 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-74465" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-74465 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74465 linux Fixed in: 6.1.187-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74465 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org