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CVE-2026-74581VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: packet: use consistent hard_header_len in non-ring send paths () * kernel: net: ipv6: use-after-free in fib6_rule_suppress due to stale res->rt6 pointer (CVE-2026-74581) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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