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CVE-2026-74464

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the openvswitch module, a skb leak was found on flow key update failure during connection tracking. ovs_ct_execute() always steals or frees the skb on failure, but ovs_flow_key_update() does not, leading to a memory leak. The fix breaks out of the loop and lets the common error handling code free the skb properly.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak could lead to exhaustion of system resources, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-74464.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix skb leak on flow key update failure during ct ovs_ct_execute() always steals or frees the skb on failure while ovs_flow_key_update() does not. So, if it fails and we return right away, the skb ends up leaked. Fix that by breaking instead and letting the common error handling code at the bottom of the loop to free the skb properly. This is a very unlikely scenario as it requires the packet to become unparseable by applying a set of actions on a previously parseable skb, but should be fixed nevertheless. Reported by Sashiko.

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