Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-74618
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144947
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74618
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of a warning condition in binfmt_misc when completing an fscontext mount request from a different user namespace. A local user can pass an fscontext file descriptor across a namespace boundary and repeatedly trigger the warning to cause a denial of service.
The issue can be triggered in a loop to flood kernel logs, taint the kernel, and panic systems configured with panic_on_warn.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-74618
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1