CVE-2026-74431
rxrpc: Fix potential infinite loop in rxrpc_recvmsg()
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:59 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix potential infinite loop in rxrpc_recvmsg() Fix the wait in rxrpc_recvmsg() also take check the oob queue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Vendor states this is fixed in 0fc5b37faec26241d3cbee732e29ac35ad3184f8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 67a0332f442ef07713cd2d9c13d59db0f1c23648 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in da371b003a4a44f44741275d5e8dc74181cbb017 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
CVSS
7.5HIGHLinux
Vector?
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StatusRECEIVED
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