CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74724

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in IPVS, the function ip_vs_nat_icmp can write out of bounds because the ihl field in the IPv4 header is read multiple times, and a local attacker can modify the packet during processing. The fix reads ihl only once and uses ciph->len as the offset to the transport header.

Risk Assessment

Risk of out-of-bounds write, potentially leading to system crash or privilege escalation by a local attacker.

Recommendation

Install a kernel patch that modifies IPv4 header checks and uses ciph->len.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: avoid out-of-bounds write in ip_vs_nat_icmp Sashiko warns that local attacker can modify the packet while it is processed by IPVS. Some places read the IP ihl field multiple times which can cause out-of-bounds access. One such place is ip_vs_nat_icmp where we can write after the validated area. Fix it by providing ciph argument just like it is done for IPv6 and use ciph->len as offset to the embedded transport header. Modify some IPv4 header checks by reading the ihl field only once.

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