CVE-2026-74262

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks

kcm_attach() replaces a live lower TCP socket's sk_data_ready and sk_write_space callbacks with KCM handlers, and kcm_unattach() restores them later. Those callback-pointer updates are still plain stores even though the same fields can be read and invoked concurrently on other CPUs.

If another CPU observes an older callback snapshot after the live field has already been restored, callback execution can run with a mismatched target and sk_user_data state, leading to stale or misdirected wakeups.

Use WRITE_ONCE() for the callback replacement and restore operations so these shared callback fields follow the same visibility contract already established by the earlier 4022 fixes.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa26e4606aed0f7fe793c325506adeda1d847a43
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01fb6138f8eb606b56ce9158e2d8b72352c53f4
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c90823cdfb5f3d22f261aeb3e9066612853c36
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4ccd6eef671d7c44a30123cd29f3acf3de8468e
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9684fff87124b201e11dea01ded9173025359a0f
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47186409c092cd7dd70350999186c700233e854d
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11faefd11ce2448bac7279ab302dd1954a6547fe
generic

kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cb3e2f40679032c1aa2186280a86e5ead0161ee

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74262(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 30× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 00:11 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 22:33 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-19 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-18 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 06:23 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 05:56 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  20. 2026-08-17 05:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  22. 2026-08-17 05:27 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-17 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  25. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-08-15 06:17 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 06:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74262?
CVE-2026-74262 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: use WRITE_ONCE() when changing lower socket callbacks kcmattach() replaces a live lower TCP socket's skdata_ready and skwritespace callbacks with KCM handlers, and kcm_unattach() restores them later. Those callback-pointer…
When was CVE-2026-74262 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74262 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74262 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74262 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74262?
CVE-2026-74262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74262?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74262, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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