CVE-2026-74405: Linux kernel · OPP: Fix race between OPP addition and lookup
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f5e1cc9a284bff2510981643a5bca4bc4c21b81a : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 21:32 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f5e1cc9a284bff2510981643a5bca4bc4c21b81a, bb75bd7d9ae7672034f73ce67a57e6ac89bb39e5, 46696b0b2123475d7f95909435c09808fc5ffd23 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. The patch initializes the reference count and related structures before making the OPP visible to concurrent lookups, preventing the race condition. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes the fix identified by the commits (e.g., those with hashes f5e1cc9a284bff2510981643a5bca4bc4c21b81a and others).
Description
A race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Operating Performance Points (OPP) subsystem allows a concurrent lookup to access a newly added OPP before its reference count is initialized. This can lead to reference count corruption and potential premature freeing of the OPP object. The issue affects Linux kernel version 4.11 and has been fixed by initializing the reference count and related structures before making the OPP visible to concurrent lookups.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/932ebfad767be1395946cbc1727a7c38eeee3d24 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1946ea2f6b3ec00e313c78e83fc196f1f6aba2a9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46696b0b2123475d7f95909435c09808fc5ffd23 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb75bd7d9ae7672034f73ce67a57e6ac89bb39e5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e1cc9a284bff2510981643a5bca4bc4c21b81a (opens in a new tab)