Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-74475

 

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-74475

Published: August 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU143302
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74475
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in route_shortcircuit() in the VXLAN implementation when processing neighbour hardware addresses. A local attacker can trigger concurrent updates to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-74475

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1

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