Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-74475
vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
10.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
The neighbour hardware address n->ha can be updated asynchronously by the
neighbour subsystem, protected by n->ha_lock seqlock. Reading n->ha without
holding the seqlock loop can lead to torn reads or reading a partially updated
MAC address.
Use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit() to safely copy n->ha under
read_seqbegin()/read_seqretry() lock protection before using it.
Note that arp_reduce() and neigh_reduce() seem to have the same issue
left for future patches.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before 32a9590a8d30426e3db63e6b20893e47e02576c0; e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before d0993fc053f29e15cc7c9fe2029df3882a2ab5ab; e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before 87210054bad82bbae6f483a742dc45722fb47a6b; e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before d08e8ac13f2e228cc7fc3c70b5ebe71557b624a0; e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before ec341bb76d77b4c2948764375ee6bfeef4bb41c3; e4f67addf158f98f8197e08974966b18480dc751 before ff89415d34c3ab9f5312316423122e664ed3524f; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74475
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74475
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05f2987f73daa05333fd713d05546142f9f7c5f0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a9590a8d30426e3db63e6b20893e47e02576c0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87210054bad82bbae6f483a742dc45722fb47a6b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eca411347e1d38964f9ed2c8d3b6ab0e7e4473d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d08e8ac13f2e228cc7fc3c70b5ebe71557b624a0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0993fc053f29e15cc7c9fe2029df3882a2ab5ab
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