CVE-2026-74724: Linux kernel · ipvs: avoid out-of-bounds write in ip_vs_nat_icmp
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 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.
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 22 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.
Description
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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74724 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/243d0187ec4c3837b9b0004f18d1068e46115760 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b8f79af0e98f27b932b0b416e9c52b692d31ff9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c779b258c9c3c3567af68d4f45c2f751f35bd0e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/646922a0379496154e8c8faca4f8e2fd9100cacc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a69a4b3fff5814d079beff9a1e9d369994b2ed47 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be65fa324640c7a95e30b146159a2be5cc73f22e (opens in a new tab)