CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74747

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's IPVS module, ip_vs_nat_icmp() does not revalidate the ihl field after reading from skb fragments, which can lead to out-of-bounds access. A local process can change the ihl field, causing issues in ip_send_check() calls.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to cause a system crash or potentially gain unauthorized access to kernel memory.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that includes a check to drop packets if the ihl field has been changed.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: revalidate ihl to prevent out-of-bounds access While the outer IP header is already pulled into the skb head, we must be careful and revalidate the embedded headers after reading them from the skb frags to prevent out-of-bounds access. One such place reported by Sashiko is ip_vs_nat_icmp() where local process can change the ihl field and after skb_ensure_writable() we can see larger value which is a problem for the ip_send_check(cih) calls. Add check to drop the packet if the ihl field is changed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS