Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-74436
rxrpc: serialize kernel accept preallocation with socket teardown
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: serialize kernel accept preallocation with socket teardown
rxrpc_kernel_charge_accept() reads rx->backlog without any
socket/backlog synchronization and passes that raw pointer into
rxrpc_service_prealloc_one(). A concurrent rxrpc_discard_prealloc()
sets rx->backlog = NULL and frees the backlog rings, so a kernel
preallocation worker can keep using a freed struct rxrpc_backlog
while updating *_backlog_head/tail and array slots.
Serialize the state check and backlog lookup with the socket lock,
and reject kernel preallocation once teardown has disabled
listening or discarded the service backlog.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before d6207326b4ca0ae1041281b6af9df53f8080669a; 00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before 11b429b84c87cb5a0152f14e7d6cb649ed363901; 00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before c20d983968f239574290cf804a58cde18ad1c559; 00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before 0337cdba0c477f176c0459bed012109453184573; 00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before dfa0b2bbc5e50119f89c6b5407faa5ed86dfa7c5; 00e907127e6f86d0f9b122d9b4347a8aa09a8b61 before 35a967ff8b24db09ee429c39c5b5e6571639997d; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74436
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74436
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0337cdba0c477f176c0459bed012109453184573
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b429b84c87cb5a0152f14e7d6cb649ed363901
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1741378a7a83dfd8e53a9196730df709b903cd33
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a967ff8b24db09ee429c39c5b5e6571639997d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d983968f239574290cf804a58cde18ad1c559
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6207326b4ca0ae1041281b6af9df53f8080669a
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