CVE-2026-74724

ipvs: avoid out-of-bounds write in ip_vs_nat_icmp

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2026 at 03:33 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 08:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in 243d0187ec4c3837b9b0004f18d1068e46115760 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b8f79af0e98f27b932b0b416e9c52b692d31ff9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c779b258c9c3c3567af68d4f45c2f751f35bd0e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 646922a0379496154e8c8faca4f8e2fd9100cacc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a69a4b3fff5814d079beff9a1e9d369994b2ed47 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in be65fa324640c7a95e30b146159a2be5cc73f22e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.104 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.45 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.152 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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